Denmark 2006, Danish with English subtitles, 35mm, 90 min
Director: Annette K. Olesen
Screenplay: Kim Fupz Aakeson
Cinematography: Kim Høgh Mikkelsen
Cast: Mohammed-Ali Bakier, Joy K. Petersen, Anette Støvelbæk, Helle Hertz, Subhi Hassan, Jonas Busekist, Brian Lentz, Paw Henriksen, Nassim Al-Dosom, Rose Copty, Trine Appel
Print Source: Danish Film Institute
This beautifully controlled film takes place in a housing estate that was built with a Utopian vision in mind. But the hopes and dreams of the architect come into stark contrast with the built reality a few decades later.
Taking place just outside Copenhagen , the film begins with a young man being brutally beaten and taken to hospital in a coma. Police blame members of the immigrant Muslim community and their post-9/11 racial profiling soon catches fire in the minds of the inhabitants of the housing estate. Meanwhile, the Muslim boyfriend of the comatose boy's sister is convinced that his own brother was behind the attack.
This is a cross-cultural drama with much substance and depth, providing a sense of lyricism absent from the lives of the characters. Going beyond simplistic notions of race and culture to explore issues that are globally significant, this is a film that is all too resonant in a world that is increasingly racially divided.
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