Nationwide quietness. The streets are empty. Everyone’s glued to their screens at home, watching the final game. In the outskirts of Denmark, close to the German border, a small gas station needs to be open for service, even on this special night. Two young women have the shift. Ambitious Agnes is in the backroom putting finishing touches on her thesis, while free-spirited Belinda is on her phone, hoping to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers also means no witnesses, and the girls have been spotted to play a special part in a very different sort of game.
Acting
Bergfeld's thesis-frantic energy vs. Michelsen's doomed detachment.
Direction
Petersen weaponizes mundanity— fluorescent lights never looked this sinister.
Director
Søren Juul Petersen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Denmark's 2018 World Cup run— the 'empty streets' premise hit different for local audiences actually living it.
The Ringmaster's mask-free ordinariness was deliberate: Petersen wanted viewers to recognize their neighbor, not some cartoon villain.
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