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2003 0h 28m DA

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 21

Drama

Synopsis

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A man and a woman meet in 1960. They marry because that's what you are supposed to do. But something goes wrong on their wedding night. They have no idea what to do with each other. Sexually. Emotionally. The husband meets a man who knows what to do with his sexuality. Suddenly a hand can do something no hand has done before and lips something no lips have ever done. The two men have a secret love affair. But there is a problem: The woman. And she has something up her sleeve. Will she act? Yes, she will. What happens? Nobody knows. Until now.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mads Mikkelsen
Jakob (young)
Erland Josephson
Jakob (old)
Mikael Persbrandt
Adam (young)
Henning Moritzen
Adam (old)
Elin Klinga
Lisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Simon Staho
Writers: Simon Staho, Peter Asmussen
Languages: Danish, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Sweden

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RUNTIME

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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Simon Staho, shot by István Borbás. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne Østerud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Mads Mikkelsen and Erland Josephson and Mikael Persbrandt carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0344128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Simon Staho directs. István Borbás behind the camera. Anne Østerud cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Danish, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
5Directed by Simon Staho, shot by István Borbás. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Anne Østerud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mads Mikkelsen and Erland Josephson and Mikael Persbrandt carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0344128 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.