The Substitute (2007)
"Vikaren" (original title)

6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so ... See full summary »

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writers:

Ole Bornedal (screenplay), Henrik Prip (screenplay)

Stars:

Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paprika Steen	...	Ulla Harms
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Jesper Osböll
Jonas Wandschneider	...	Carl
Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok	...	Phillip
Emma Juel Justesen	...	Rikke
Mollie Maria Gilmartin	...	Lotte
Josephine Gents	...	Camilla (as Josephine Wormslew Gents)
Emma Claudia Søndergaard	...	Laura
Jakob Fals Nygaard	...	Albert
Andreas Gram Nielsen	...	Tobias
Mathias Peter Kjær	...	Malthe
Sonja Richter	...	Maria
Peter Hesse Overgaard	...	Skoleinspektør Maele
Henrik Prip	...	Psykolog Claus
Olivia Stenderup Garre	...	Sofie

Storyline

6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien?

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Plot Keywords:

alien | substitute teacher | little sister | father son relationship | chicken | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [dk]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

15 June 2007 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Substitute

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Obel Film, Thura Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The earth globe seen from space in the beginning and the end of the film is falsely mirrored.

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Connections

Remade as The Substitute (2014)

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Soundtracks

"Next Century"
Tekst Steen Birger Jørgensen (as Steen Jørgensen)
Musik Lars Top Galia (as Lars Top-Galia)
Produceret af Sort Sol, Marco Manieri & Magnus Groth
Arrangeret af Sort Sol
Indspillet i "Bunkeren"
Mixet af Michael Ilbert i Medley Studio
Fra Sort Sol Albummet "Snakecharmer"
Mercury Records 013484-2

User Reviews

Miss Harms in Love

One of the best surprises I had in early 2008, when one professor brought to the film school where I work one of those "for your consideration" copies for some kind of national academy award. It was "Vikaren", a very funny, original and sometimes scary science-fiction comedy, in which an ugly alien who comes from a planet where love is unknown, assumes the figure of an attractive teacher to replace the one who, in a Danish school, has to prepare 6th grade students for a competition in Paris. If you can, do not miss this version (my favorite sequence is the first day she confronts the class!), since Hollywood has already bought the rights for a 2011 remake loaded with special effects --and although we have to give them the chance to prove they can improve something already good, you will lose watching Paprika Steen doing the real thing in Danish. It is a pity Marco Beltrami's score has not been released on any format, it is very good, and his fans consider it one of his best.