Nordkraft (2005)

Director:

Ole Christian Madsen

Writers:

Jakob Ejersbo (novel)
Bo Hr. Hansen (writer)

Release Date:

4 March 2005 (Denmark)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

The intense, realistic and unflinching tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, who are struggling for survival in urban life, about drugs.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Love | Junkie | Party | Heroin

Awards:

6 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Signe Egholm Olsen	...	Maria
Claus Riis Østergaard	...	Allan
Thure Lindhardt	...	Steso
Farshad Kholghi	...	Hossein
Thomas L. Corneliussen	...	Asger
Pernille Vallentin	...	Tilde
Signe Vaupel	...	Maja
Rudi Köhnke	...	Frank (as Rudi Køhnke)
Maria Stenz	...	Maria's mom
Finn Storgaard	...	Hans Jørgen
Lars Mikkelsen	...	Steso's Dad
Søs Egelind	...	Steso's mom
Stanislav Sevcik	...	Taber
Nils P. Munk	...	Aksel, dealer
Paw Henriksen	...	Biker Kurt, Frank's associate

Also Known As:

Angels in Fast Motion (Australia) (TV title)

Runtime:

125 min (original version)

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Aalborg, Jylland, Denmark

Company:

Nimbus Film Productions

Trivia:

It took over a year to cast all the actors.

Quotes:

Hossein: In Persia they say that opium is good for anything. Good for the pain within. Very good super aspirin.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Smagsdommerne: (#1.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Disguised as the Truth

- Good movie with a great atmosphere...

Nordkraft

Directed by Ole Christian Madsen (2005)

This movie deals with three different people and each their story. The one thing they have in common is the fact that they all have roots in the drug world of the Danish city Aalborg. Maria's boyfriend is a minor local pusher, and she's going on waiting for something big to happen for them; though slowly recognizing that her dream has become an illusion. Allan returns to Aalborg after a serious accident hit him, when he worked on a ship in the Atlantic. Afters his returns his past catches up with him, and he must deal with some serious decisions. The last person we follow in Steso. Steso, or Thomas as he's really named, is a full time junkie, who's only purposes in life are his girlfriend and getting high constantly. But after his girlfriend has meat someone new, his present as he has known it till now is being threatened.

These are three good stories but without a main thread between the three of them. The director has used relatively young and inexperienced actors, with Thure Lindhart as the exception. This means that the acting has some flaws and doesn't seem convincing throughout the movie. But it helps give the movie a more rough tone and dialect, helping to create great atmosphere this movie has. The visual side is also really good, containing some really cool dolly shots of the leading characters. An interesting movie that shows that drugs and the problem that follows doesn't just exist in Copenhagen.

7/10