TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Oksanna Zoschenko Three men, a poor man, a rich man and an anything but average man, are in abominable situations, all of their own choosing, and they have to struggle to create something good out of it, no matter how insignificant and unimportant that good may seem to others. Per Fly's Danish Trilogy, begins here, with Baenken, and I found Christensen's poor alcoholic utterly convincing. Didn't recognize him. Felt every rasping draw of the astringent cigarette smoke, the throat retching gulp of every mouthful of borrowed beer and stolen liquor. His failed attempt to reestablish a relationship with his daughter, soul crushing. His battle to the death to do something, anything to redeem himself, incredibly moving, heroic. His masterful performance to some extent, overshadows the plot, the whole film. Followed by Arven, and Drapet to complete the trilogy.

Ebbe Jacobsen This Danish masterpiece revels the story of a drunk alcoholic living in the suburbs of Copenhagen. The film represents the underclass of the Danish welfare society and is the 1st of Per Fly praised trilogy.Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.The movie shows the life of a person fighting with depression and addiction. Subjects as social inheritance, compassion, honor and shame play a significant role in the movie. The acting of Kaj is done by Jesper Christensen and it's remarkable trustworthy. One of the best performances I've ever seen. The story of Kaj is interesting and sad. It revels the story of a man who lost his track in life and how this affects others around him. It gives perspective on how people differently are dealing with shame, honor and love. It shows a person who have lost his purpose with life and how drinking became his only solution to deal with it. However behind the trashy clothes and smell lies a great person with honor, love and passion.

Christian H-N I can see on the message boards, that this film does not come with English subtitles - only Danish for the hearing impaired, so foreigners don't get much help ... however, the Cinema version should have English subtitles.It is actually a great shame, because this film is not really about something special Scandinavian.Above all, it is good to see, that really good movies touching important themes can be done without a Hollywood budget.There is an old quote in Danish culture: "People say that Jeppe is drinking, but they don't say why Jeppe is drinking". This film illustrates this point very well.But the film is part of a trilogy, so maybe they make a boxed set in the future with English subtitles ... one can only hope.

kbilsted The most stunishing thing about this movie is the acting of the drunk guy. Several times during the movie I pondered whether they had brought in a real drunk, or if it really was an actor? All his moves, the way i talked etc. were so real.The story as far as I recall it, is about a drunk guy on dole, with no future. Suddenly he meets a person which makes his internal flame of live rise and burst.We as spectators get a view of how it is having no future, no family and nothing to do. Its a story without any special effects or explosions (not even a telly which is thrown out of the window from the second floor explode upon impact with the sidewalk!) But still, the story is so much better than of most multi-billion dollar movies from Hollywood.