(2025, Denmark, Sweden, 116')
Anker (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is released from prison after fifteen years for robbery. The loot was buried by his brother Manfred (Mads Mikkelsen), but Manfred has developed a mental disorder that has made him forget its location. Together, they embark on a surreal journey to recover the money and rediscover their identities. Sebastian Blenkov’s cinematography, featuring fixed shots and natural landscapes, emphasizes the contrast between the protagonists’ madness and the calm of the surrounding world in this dark comedy that blends dramatic, comic, and grotesque tones.
Danish director and screenwriter (Frederiksværk, 1972), Anders Thomas Jensen began his career in the 1990s as a screenwriter, earning numerous Robert and Bodil Award nominations. He wrote three Dogma films: Mifune – Dogma 3, The King is Alive, and Open Hearts, the latter marking the start of his collaboration with Susanne Bier, continued with Brothers (2004), which won him his first Robert Award for Best Original Screenplay, and After the Wedding (2006). After several award-winning short films, he made his feature directorial debut with Flickering Lights (2000), followed by The Green Butchers (2003) and Adam’s Apples (2005), both acclaimed nationally and internationally.
