Pizza King (1999)

Pizza King is a fast-food joint where a group of young second-generation immigrants hang out, pass the time of day and swap stories. Junes is the one guy with his head screwed on correctly ... See full summary »

Director:

Ole Christian Madsen

Writers:

Ole Christian Madsen (screenplay), Janus Nabil Bakrawi (screenplay),

Stars:

Ali Kazim, Janus Nabil Bakrawi, Isam Subeihi

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ali Kazim	...	Junes
Janus Nabil Bakrawi	...	Bobby
Isam Subeihi	...	Fauzi
Farshad Kholghi	...	Zuzu
Ellen Nyman	...	Fatima
Mr. Abela	...	Bobbys onkel (Bobby's uncle)
Jimmy Jørgensen	...	Claus
Steen Stig Lommer	...	Walther
Anders W. Berthelsen	...	Steen
Bjarne Henriksen	...	Håndværker #1 (Carpenter #1)
Max Hansen	...	Håndværker #2 (Carpenter #2)
Peter Gantzler	...	Urobetjent (Police officer)
Nanna Berg	...	Bobbys søster, Nadia (Bobby's sister, Nadia)
Sevik Perl	...	Sputnik
Fadime Turan	...	Sarah

Storyline

Pizza King is a fast-food joint where a group of young second-generation immigrants hang out, pass the time of day and swap stories. Junes is the one guy with his head screwed on correctly but he finds it difficult to get out of the gang. His friend Bobby is the devil-may-care type and when the two friends finds themselves landed with 25 kilos of cannabis during a burglary, a conflict arises.

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Plot Keywords:

immigrant | pizza | copenhagen denmark | denmark | food in title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

7 May 1999 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Dem fra døgneren

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bobby: Are you stupid?

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Soundtracks

"Vaio"
Sanne Gotlieb / Frithjof Toksvig
Skrevet af: Sanne Gotlieb / Frithjof Toksvig
Frithjof Toksvig

User Reviews

A much needed film

It would be untrue to call this film a masterpiece but never the less it is a film with a lot of qualities. A story about four friends with an Islamic background living in Copenhagen. We follow them through ups and downs, mostly downs, and get an insight into their enviroment. The main characters all act brilliantly but Janus Nabil Bakrawi and Ali Kazim stand out. I do have one small problem with the film. I think it is sad that we have to see so many stereotypes, both among the Islamic characters as well as the Caucasian. Still I think this film should be included as teaching material in the Danish school system. Especially with the rising racial tensions in our society.