My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

11 mins | Animation, War, History | Jan. 1, 1999

A personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts

11 mins | Animation, War, History | Jan. 1, 1999

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
A personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Min bestemor strøk kongens skjorter
Directors Torill Kove
Writers Torill Kove

Cast

Mag Ruffman

as Narrator