Dark Horse (2005)
"Voksne mennesker" (original title)

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through times and struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

Director:

Dagur Kári

Writers:

Dagur Kári, Rune Schjøtt

Stars:

Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro, Tilly Scott Pedersen

10 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jakob Cedergren	...	Daniel
Nicolas Bro	...	Morfar
Tilly Scott Pedersen	...	Franc
Morten Suurballe	...	Dommeren
Bodil Jørgensen	...	Gunvor
Nicolaj Kopernikus	...	Tejs
Anders Hove	...	Herluf C
Kristian Halken	...	Allan Simonsen
Thomas W. Gabrielsson	...	Søvnforsker Arne
Michelle Bjørn-Andersen	...	Dommerens kone
Pauli Ryberg	...	Skule Malmquist
Mikael Bertelsen	...	Fuldmægtig
Asta Esper Hagen Andersen	...	Mormor Lovisa (as Asta Esper Andersen)
Vera Gebuhr	...	Dame i bagerbutik
Peder Pedersen	...	Graffitikunde

Storyline

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through times and struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

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Plot Keywords:

denmark | absurd | referee | enigmatic | drugs | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Denmark Iceland

Language:

Danish English

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Dark Horse

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

€1,850,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, Zentropa Entertainments, Zik Zak Kvikmyndir

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where "Morfar" goes to his referee exam was entirely improvised. The script just said "Morfar goes to his exam".

User Reviews

GO and SEE it, it's something different and really worth it

A lot of art movies are beautiful but ain't fun. Dark horse on the other hand is different. The movie is cinematographic really beautiful (a lot of the shot's could be art photo's) but besides that is a nice story mixed with some dark humor. I have a spot for movies that start out strong, and this one really had a nice opening!

The scenery reminds me of French movies from the sixties, maybe that's because the movie is not in color (though it was filmed in color), the looks of the girl, the fiat 500 he drives, the interiors they used or just because of the title poster (they lay in front of the fiat on a field). But it gives the Dark Horse something nice, all together the best movie a saw in months.

It's a shame that so few have seen this movie, it was just me and my girlfriend at the cinema and given the number of votes here on IMDb or rottentomatoes it is not very popular.