The faux documentary broadcast surrounds the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his secret homosexual lover, Emil until the Prime Minister is assassinated. The film uses archival footage, actors, and computer effects to portray the assassination.
Direction
Seamlessly blends real archival footage with fiction—uncomfortably convincing.
Writing
Razor-sharp satire of Danish political media circus.
Director
Morten Hartz Kaplers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Danish government actually investigated whether this film violated election laws; it premiered three days before parliamentary elections and Rasmussen's party demanded it be banned.
Director Morten Hartz Kaplers cast himself as Emil, the PM's secret lover—method acting or narcissism? You decide.
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