The Green Butchers

"Pick your cut!"

2003 1h 40m DA

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 361

Comedy

Synopsis

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Svend and Bjarne work for a butcher in a small Danish town. Fed up with their boss' arrogance, they decide to start their own butcher shop. After dismal beginnings, an unfortunate accident happens which coincides with a large order of meat. One hasty decision leads to another and soon the business thrives. In the meantime, Bjarne has to deal with his twin brother who has been in coma for years following a gruesome car accident.

“Pick your cut!”

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Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Bjarne / Eigil
Mads Mikkelsen
Svend
Line Kruse
Astrid
Nicolas Bro
Hus Hans
Aksel Erhardtsen
Villumsen
Bodil Jørgensen
Tina
Ole Thestrup
Holger
Lily Weiding
Juhl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. 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 Jeppe Kaas. 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 Anders Villadsen 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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Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen and Line Kruse carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Pick your cut!".

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IMDB entry: tt0342492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Anders Thomas Jensen directs. Sebastian Blenkov behind the camera. Jeppe Kaas scores. Anders Villadsen cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, shot by Sebastian Blenkov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jeppe Kaas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Anders Villadsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen and Line Kruse carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Pick your cut!".
7IMDB entry: tt0342492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Original score: Jeppe Kaas
Editing: Anders Villadsen
Production design: Mia Stensgaard
Costume design: Helle Nielsen
Makeup / hair: Charlotte Laustsen
Sound: Nino Jacobsen
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: DA
IMDB: The Green Butchers (2003)

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r96sk2023-10-03
★ 9/10
Sweeney Todd... if he were a butcher?* I watched this as part of my run through Mads Mikkelsen's filmography, but it may as well be a Nikolaj Lie Kaas 'watchathon' given how often he has appeared - not that I'm complaining, I like him as an actor. Him and Mikkelsen (how about that trim!) are terrific all the way through this 2003 flick. The story is a surprisingly simple one but is one that never bores or overstays its welcome, the 90 or so minute run time is perfectly selected in that regard. It's a pretty messed up story but an entertaining one at that, you can probably predict large portions from a certain point - yet even then there are still bits that are against that grain. Humour-wise it's solid if not spectacular, though a lot of it is naturally likely lost in translation... it still has its moments, mind. Elsewhere, I enjoyed the score a fair amount, it reminded me ever so slightly of a tiny bit of music from 2011's (outstanding) '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/source-code/" rel="nofollow">Source Code</a>'. In short: 'The Green Butchers' is excellent. I'd personally recommend that you check it out. *looks like Andy Milligan and John Miranda did <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/bloodthirsty-butchers/" rel="nofollow">just that</a> 33 years prior this with 'Bloodthirsty Butchers'... kudos!

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