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RUNTIME
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84 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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When Animals Dream
"The truth is known to all but one."
2014 1h 24m DA
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MID
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5.6TMDB Β· 124
MysteryDramaHorror
Synopsis
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Teenage Marie lives on a small island with her father and catatonic mother. Virtually friendless and sullen, Marie begins to experience frightening changes in her body that mark her as a dangerous threat.
βThe truth is known to all but one.β
Cast
Sonia Suhl
Marie
Lars Mikkelsen
Thor
Sonja Richter
Mother
Benjamin Boe Rasmussen
Ib
Mads Riisom
Felix
Jakob Oftebro
Daniel
Stig Hoffmeyer
Dr. Larsen
Esben Dalgaard
Bjarne
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jonas Alexander Arnby
- Writers
- Rasmus Birch
- Languages
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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Released 12 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, France.
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WORLD
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby, shot by Niels Thastum. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sonia Suhl and Lars Mikkelsen and Sonja Richter carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jonas Alexander Arnby directs. Niels Thastum behind the camera. Peter Brandt cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, France. Dialogue in Danish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 12 years ago.
- 4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, France.
- 5Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby, shot by Niels Thastum. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 7Editor Peter Brandt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Sonia Suhl and Lars Mikkelsen and Sonja Richter carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "The truth is known to all but one.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt2818178 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Niels Thastum
- Editing
- Peter Brandt
- Production design
- Sabine Hviid
- Runtime
- 84 min Β· 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Original language
- DA
Also by
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AL
AlphaVille Pictures Copenhagen
DK
- B
B Media Global
Backup Media
FR
- GA
Gaumont International
FR
Key crew
- Production DesignSabine Hviid
- EditorPeter Brandt
- Executive ProducerDavid Atlan Jackson
- Executive ProducerJean-Baptiste Babin
- Executive ProducerChristoffer Boe
- Line ProducerJacob Jarek
- ProducerDitte Milsted
- Executive ProducerTine Grew Pfeiffer
- ProducerCaroline SchlΓΌter
- Executive ProducerJoel Thibout
- Executive ProducerHenrik Zein
- MusicMikkel Hess
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2014-10-10
Also known as
International titles
- NΓ₯r Dyret vΓ₯gnerDK
- Naar dyrene droemmerDK
