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A sad-sack referee meets a one-eyed girl and accidentally becomes Denmark's most reluctant romantic lead.
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Dark Horse (2005)

Nordic mumblecoreawkwardly tendercigarette smoke poetry

Overview

ComedyDrama

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

Flag of DKDKDanish
Content warning
friendshipparent child relationshiplone wolfbest friendnew loverefereedrugsfalling in lovelosercopenhagen, denmark+2 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Jakob Cedergren's magnificent deadpan desperation.

Cinematography

Grey Copenhagen never looked this beautiful.

Score

Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi's melancholic guitar.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel something without crying.·Date Night: Testing if they get your weird.·Streaming: Late night with wine and zero interruptions.
Heads up:Drug Use: Casual drug use including a memorable mushroom scene.·Emotional: Terminal illness subplot handled with Nordic restraint.
Dagur Kári

Director

Dagur Kári

ReleasedMay 13, 2005
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Nimbus Film

Top Cast

Jakob Cedergren

Jakob Cedergren

Daniel

Nicolas Bro

Nicolas Bro

Morfar

Tilly Scott Pedersen

Tilly Scott Pedersen

Franc

Morten Suurballe

Morten Suurballe

Dommeren

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Gunvor

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Tejs

Anders Hove

Anders Hove

Herluf C

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Allan Simonsen

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Søvnforsker Arne

Michelle Bjørn-Andersen

Michelle Bjørn-Andersen

Dommerens kone

Pauli Ryberg

Pauli Ryberg

Skule Malmquist

Mikael Bertelsen

Mikael Bertelsen

Fuldmægtig

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Asta Esper Hagen Andersen

Mormor Lovisa

Vera Gebuhr

Vera Gebuhr

Dame i bagerbutik

Peder Thomas Pedersen

Peder Thomas Pedersen

Graffitikunde

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Dagur Kári made this while still in film school; it won multiple awards at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight.

Cultural

The film helped define 'Nordic miserablism' as its own genre—think Roy Andersson but with more heart.

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