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Released 22 years ago.
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Day and Night
"If the answer is love - then what is the question"
2004 1h 35m SV
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6.4
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★6.4TMDB · 22
Drama
Synopsis
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Thomas has decided to die, and spends his last day driving around to say good-bye to everybody, his son, wife, mistress and all others. Nobody understands that this good-bye is definite, and still he says things they will never forget.
“If the answer is love - then what is the question”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Mikael Persbrandt
Thomas
Maria Bonnevie
Sarah
Sam Kessel
Emil
Tuva Novotny
Desire
Michael Nyqvist
Jacob
Fares Fares
Kristian
Pernilla August
Eva
Lena Endre
Anna
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Simon Staho
- Writers
- Peter Asmussen, Simon Staho
- Languages
- Swedish
- Countries
- Denmark, 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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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Simon Staho, shot by Kim Høgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Joachim Holbek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Åsa Mossberg 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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Mikael Persbrandt and Maria Bonnevie and Sam Kessel carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "If the answer is love - then what is the question".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Simon Staho directs. Kim Høgh behind the camera. Joachim Holbek scores. Åsa Mossberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 22 years ago.
- 2International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Sweden.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Simon Staho, shot by Kim Høgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Joachim Holbek. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Åsa Mossberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Mikael Persbrandt and Maria Bonnevie and Sam Kessel carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "If the answer is love - then what is the question".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0387151 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kim Høgh
- Original score
- Joachim Holbek
- Editing
- Åsa Mossberg
- Production design
- Kia Nordqvist
- Sound
- Peter Albrechtsen
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- SV
Also by
Simon Staho
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- SO
Sonet Film AB
Film i Väst
SE
- HE
Hepp Film
SE
Zentropa Entertainments
DK
Key crew
- Sound DesignerPeter Albrechtsen
- Production DesignKia Nordqvist
- EditorÅsa Mossberg
- ProducerAnne Katrine Andersen
- ProducerJonas Frederiksen
- Executive ProducerPeter Aalbæk Jensen
- Additional SoundtrackArvo Pärt
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- suicide
- mother
- childhood trauma
- sister
- alcoholism
- mistress
- illegal prostitution
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-08-06
Also known as
International titles
- Day and NightUS
- Dag og natDK
- Gündüz və GecəAZ
