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MONEY
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Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Mammoth
"What keeps you together when you're worlds apart?"
2009 2h 5m EN
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6.1
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★6.1TMDB · 124
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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When Leo travels to Thailand on business, he unwittingly sets off a chain of events that will have dramatic consequences for everyone.
“What keeps you together when you're worlds apart?”
Cast
Gael García Bernal
Leo Vidales
Michelle Williams
Ellen Vidales
Marife Necesito
Gloria
Sophie Nyweide
Jackie Vidales
Tom McCarthy
Bob Sanders
Natthamonkarn Srinikornchot
Cookie
Jan David G. Nicdao
Salvador
Martin Delos Santos
Manuel
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Lukas Moodysson
- Writers
- Lukas Moodysson
- Languages
- English, German, Tagalog, Thai
- Countries
- Denmark, Germany, Sweden
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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ERA
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Released 17 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Tagalog, Thai.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Germany, Sweden.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Lukas Moodysson, shot by Marcel Zyskind. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michał Leszczyłowski 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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Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams and Marife Necesito carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What keeps you together when you're worlds apart?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Lukas Moodysson directs. Marcel Zyskind behind the camera. Michał Leszczyłowski cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Denmark, Germany, Sweden. Dialogue in English, German, Tagalog, Thai.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 20% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 17 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, German, Tagalog, Thai.
- 4International production across 3 countries: Denmark, Germany, Sweden.
- 5Directed by Lukas Moodysson, shot by Marcel Zyskind. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Michał Leszczyłowski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Gael García Bernal and Michelle Williams and Marife Necesito carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What keeps you together when you're worlds apart?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1038043 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Marcel Zyskind
- Editing
- Michał Leszczyłowski
- Production design
- Josefin Åsberg
- Costume design
- Denise Östholm
- Makeup / hair
- Linda Boije af Gennäs
- Runtime
- 125 min · 2h 5m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $2,033,946
- Return
- 20% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Mammoth (2009)
Also by
Lukas Moodysson
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Zentropa Entertainments
DK
Memfis Film
SE
- PA
Pain Unlimited Filmproduktion
DE
TV 2
DK
SVT
SE
Film i Väst
SE
- ZE
Zentropa International Berlin
DE
Key crew
- Costume DesignDenise Östholm
- MusicErik Fhölenhag
- ProducerLars Jönsson
- MusicLinus Gierta
- MusicJesper Kurlandsky
- EditorMichał Leszczyłowski
- CastingAvy Kaufman
- Line ProducerMalte Forssell
- Executive ProducerPeter Garde
- Co-ProducerGunnar Carlsson
- Co-ProducerMaria Köpf
- Executive ProducerLene Børglum
- Executive ProducerVibeke Windeløv
- Co-ProducerTomas Eskilsson
- Co-ProducerPeter Aalbæk Jensen
- CastingJesper Kurlandsky
- Makeup ArtistLinda Boije af Gennäs
- Sound RecordistHenric Andersson
- Production DesignJosefin Åsberg
- Sound RecordistNiclas Merits
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mother
- thailand
- philippines
- unfaithfulness
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-01-23NR
Also known as
International titles
- Corações Em ConflitoPT
- Corações Em ConflitoBR
- Love AwayFR
- 长毛象CN
- マンモス 世界最大のＳＮＳを創った男JP
