Japanese title: 鉄のいばらを超えて / Original title Tornehekken / Norway / animation / 2001 / 12.56min / Norwegian / Subtitle: Japanese/English

Florian and Malene are best of friends. Every day the play by the creek. One day the war breaks out and the two aren’t allowed to play with each other because they are on opposite sides of the war.The film describes a close relationship between two childs who are not allowed to play with each other because of the war. The hedge of torns (or the barbwire) is the physical element that seperates them. The
children misunderstands what war is. The explanation that the father gives makes it worse and Florian wonders if it his and Marlenes “noisy play” by the creek that woke up the war.
The friendship survives the war and the film ends in hope.