Fighter (2007/I)

Director:

Natasha Arthy

Writers:

Natasha Arthy
Nikolaj Arcel
(more)

Release Date:

14 December 2007 (Denmark)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Aicha, a high-school student, is a passionate kung fu fighter. Her Turkish parents expect her to get good grades so she can get into medical school...

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Student | Championship | Training | Turkish

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Semra Turan	...	Aicha Ahman
Nima Nabipour	...	Ali Ahman
Cyron Melville	...	Emil Andersen (as Cyron Bjørn Melville)
Molly Blixt Egelind	...	Sofie
Sadi Tekelioglu	...	Aicha's Father
Behruz Banissi	...	Omar Yüksel
Xian Gao	...	Sifu
Denize Karabuda	...	Aicha's Mother
Ertugrul Yilan	...	Mehmet
Özlem Saglanmak	...	Yasemin
Yüksel Isik	...	Yasemin's father
Nevin Rasmussen	...	Yasemin's mother
Mira Sarah Altshul	...	Fadime Ahman
Frank Thiel	...	Student counselor
Trine Appel	...	Karate coach
Ida Dwinger	...	Marianne
Fiona Z. Ballesheim	...	Tilda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annevig Schelde Ebbe
Angela Gao	...	Tournament Fighter
Bruce Lee	...	Himself (archive footage)
Amalie Lindegård	...	Sofie's Friend
Sara Møller Olsen	...	Sofie's Friend
David Sakurai	...	Tournament Fighter
Nicole Warner	...	Melissa
Omar Carrion	...	Dojo Fighter (uncredited)
Claus Viberg	...	Fighter in background (uncredited)

Directed by
Natasha Arthy

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nikolaj Arcel
Natasha Arthy
Rasmus Heisterberg

Produced by
Johnny Andersen	....	producer
Bo Ehrhardt	....	executive producer
Meta Louise Foldager	....	consulting producer
Mogens Glad	....	co-producer
Birgitte Hald	....	executive producer
Poul Erik Lindeborg	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Frithjof Toksvig		(as Frithiof Toksvig)

Cinematography by
Sebastian Winterø

Film Editing by
Kasper Leick

Casting by
Lena Paaske
Anja Philip

Production Design by
Peter De Neergaard

Costume Design by
Stine Terp

Makeup Department
Sofie Jørgensen	....	assistant makeup artist
Henrik Steen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Nanna Nikali	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Niels Christian Linde	....	second assistant director
Mary Soan	....	first assistant director
Emil Øigaard	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Thomas Bremer	....	property master
Li Garpenfeldt	....	set dresser
Mathias Hassing	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Kim Dalum	....	sound
Mark Garcia	....	adr recordist
Håkon Garpestad	....	sound recordist
Morten Jensen	....	boom operator
Christian Howard Lund	....	boom operator
Hans Møller	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Sam Bassett	....	digital compositor
Michael Holm	....	visual effects
Alexander Marthin	....	visual effects supervisor
Thomas Therchilsen	....	digital colourist

Stunts
Omar Carrion	....	stunt performer
Angela Gao	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Xian Gao	....	martial arts choreographer
Rieko Hata	....	lead stunt double
Lauren Mary Kim	....	lead stunt double (as Lauren Kim)
Mika Pietiläinen	....	co-stunt coordinator
Juha Pursiainen	....	stunt rigger
Jiang Tao	....	stunt rigger
Pai Sen Wang	....	stunt rigger
Song Ying	....	lead stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Tue Bengtsson	....	additional lighting technician
Morten Boserup	....	additional electrician
Aske Foss	....	director of photography: second unit
Aske Foss	....	second director of photography
Magnus Hansen	....	lighting intern
Niels A. Hansen	....	first assistant camera (as Niels Hansen)
Jens Juncker-Jensen	....	still photographer
Lars Krogsgaard	....	second assistant camera
Martin Lerche	....	gaffer
Jacob Møller	....	lighting technician
Magnus Ohmsen	....	grip
Martin Riello	....	lighting technician
Gabriel Stefan	....	lighting technician
Alex Suhr	....	lighting technician
Malte Udsen	....	Steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trine Finnich	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Benjamin Binderup	....	additional editor
Mette Høst Hansen	....	post-production manager
Michael Frank Nielsen	....	film color timer
Emil Tralov	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Henrik Bergqvist	....	extras coordinator
Christoffer Harding	....	location manager
Anna Idman	....	script supervisor
Jacob Jarek	....	assistant to producer
Anders Lindholm	....	runner
Janus Schumacher	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Nimbus Film Productions
• Nordisk Film ShortCut (in co-production with)
• Filmgear (in co-production with)
• Blixt Kamera (in co-production with)
• Angel Films (in co-production with)
• Danmarks Radio (DR) (with the participation of)
• Sveriges Television (SVT) (with the participation of)
• Det Danske Filminstitut (with the support of)
• Nordic Film och TV Fund (with the support of)

Distributors

• Delphis Films (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmfolket (2007-2008) (Denmark) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Neaniko Plano (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Divisa Home Video (2012) (Spain) (DVD)
• Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ovasen Post Production  post-production services and facilities
• Ovasen  post-production services and facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:97 min | 100 min

Country:

Denmark | Sweden

Language:

Danish | Turkish | English | Chinese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Sweden:7 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | Australia:M | Canada:18 | Finland:K-12 | Denmark:11

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

Nimbus Film Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #38.14" (2007)

Pleasantly surprised

I hit the couch to eat lunch and turned on Sundance channel and came in at the first third of the movie . . . didn't leave the couch. Good movie. As in the other movie reviews there is no real new story line here, but what caught me was the lighting. Shots were she is with her family are shot in darker lighting and when Semra is in the environment her heart wants to be in (ex. Kung Fu studio) the lighting is much brighter. Simple little things like this and the floating camera (?) make it a good MOVIE and add power to the story and the acting. I don't know if it was intentional, but Semra's "less is more" acting really helped sell the internal struggle she was going through to deal with the chains of Turkish societal and familial expectations. Now I can't wait to see it again from start to finish - and with my 12 year old daughter who just started serious training in sports. Should be required watching for girls in Jr. High.