Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
Acting
Mads Mikkelsen's final dance sequence—pure cathartic release.
Direction
Vinterberg shot this after his daughter's death; grief permeates every frame.
Writing
Skål to the writers for making day-drinking seem philosophically profound.
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Mads Mikkelsen
Martin
Thomas Bo Larsen
Tommy
Magnus Millang
Nikolaj
Lars Ranthe
Peter
Maria Bonnevie
Anika
Helene Reingaard Neumann
Amalie
Susse Wold
Rektor
Magnus Sjørup
Jonas
Silas Cornelius Van
Kasper
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Sebastian
Martin Greis-Rosenthal
Overtjener
Frederik Winther Rasmussen
Malthe
Freja Bella Lindahl
Caro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was originally titled 'Druk' (Danish for binge-drinking) and won the 2021 Oscar for Best International Feature. Vinterberg's daughter Ida, who co-wrote the screenplay, died in a car accident four days into filming; the film is dedicated to her.
That final dance wasn't scripted—Mikkelsen improvised the entire sequence after Vinterberg told him to 'just move.' The crew had only one take before losing the light, and it's the only take in the film.
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