A Danish conman torches his future — literally — in this scorched-earth satire of capitalism.
Ole Ernst stars as an energetic conman lured into trying to set a factory on fire to catch in on the insurance. The plan backfires and both the factory owner, his wife and the conman hunted by the police must flee to Sweden.
Acting
Ole Ernst's manic desperation — you can't look away.
Direction
Kristensen balances cruelty and comedy without flinching.
Director
Hans Kristensen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Per arrived during Denmark's 'golden age' of socially critical cinema, when filmmakers openly mocked bourgeois morality while the welfare state crumbled.
Ole Ernst was primarily a stage actor; this rare leading film role was written specifically for his particular brand of nervous, desperate energy.
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