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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Seth
1999 0h 52m DA
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8.5
MASTERPIECE
★8.5TMDB · 2
Drama
Synopsis
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A stranger comes to town. The enigmatic protagonist, Seth, gets off the bus one hot summer day at the end of August and takes rooms at the local inn. This sets off a long chain of reactions in the town. Reactions that have dramatic and fatal consequences for everyone involved.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Lars Mikkelsen
Seth
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anders Refn
- Writers
- Anders Refn
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Anders Refn directs. Anders Refn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Anders Refn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0232620 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Anders Refn
- Runtime
- 52 min · 0h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DA
- IMDB
- Seth (1999)
Also by
Anders Refn
Key crew
- EditorAnders Refn
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-01-01· no exact date given
