Jørgen manages the lotto club at the factory where he works. If you ask him, he would say he is a good person, even better than most. Then one day, he has to share a three million kroner jackpot with his friends, and his high morals are put to the test.
Acting
Pilmark's increasingly sweaty moral gymnastics are physically painful to watch.
Writing
Dialogue that captures how friends really talk when money enters the room.
Direction
Schrøder lets every awkward silence fester perfectly.
Director
Peter Schrøder
Ditte Gråbøl
Gitte
Søren Pilmark
Jørgen
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Henrik
Thomas Bo Larsen
Finn
Claus Bue
Ib
Bjarne Henriksen
René
Anders Hove
Palle
Sofie Stougaard
Lone
Peter Rygaard
Banking Advisor
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen
Mrs. Stein
Anne Oppenhagen Pagh
Medical Secretary
Michel Castenholt
Healer John
Mette Marckmann
Susanne
Stig Hoffmeyer
Doctor
Ditte Hansen
Pharmacist Woman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Danish 'Janteloven' culture makes Jørgen's greed extra scandalous—success should be modest and shared, never celebrated.
Søren Pilmark and Ditte Gråbøl were married in real life during filming, making their on-screen tension deliciously awkward.
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