Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.
Acting
Mikkelsen and Thomsen weaponize silence and eye contact.
Writing
Jensen balances slapstick with genuine psychological damage.
Cinematography
Rustic warmth vs. Copenhagen coldness mirrors their transformation.
Director
Anders Thomas Jensen
Søren Pilmark
Torkild
Ulrich Thomsen
Peter
Mads Mikkelsen
Arne
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Stefan
Sofie Gråbøl
Hanne
Iben Hjejle
Therese
Frits Helmuth
Carl
Ole Thestrup
Alfred
Peter Andersson
Færingen
Niels Anders Thorn
William
Henning Jensen
Peters Far
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Peters Mor
Jesper Asholt
Torkilds Far
Helle Dolleris
Torkilds Mor
Bent Mejding
Bedstefar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The friendship bracelets were the actors' actual idea, improvised during rehearsals.
This launched the 'Dogme-adjacent' wave of Danish comedies about broken men finding grace in rural isolation.
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