Men & Chicken (2015)
Mænd & høns (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 44min
- Comedy, Drama
- 05 Feb 2015 (Denmark)
- Movie
Through getting to know their unknown family, two outcast brothers discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.
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- 10 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| David Dencik | ... |
Gabriel
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| Mads Mikkelsen | ... |
Elias
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| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | ... |
Gregor
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| Søren Malling | ... |
Franz
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| Nicolas Bro | ... |
Josef
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Stine Engberg Andersen | ... |
Epilog pige I
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| Rikke Louise Andersson | ... |
Sara
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Ulla Asbjørn-Damsted | ... |
Gæst
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Thor Bisbjerg | ... |
Hvid kittel II
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Valdemar Bemmann Bredning | ... |
Boy I
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Lisbet Dahl | ... |
Susan
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Johnny Didriksen | ... |
Hvid kittel V
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Matti Ehlers | ... |
Dreng børnehaven
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Daniel Engstrup | ... |
Hvid kittel I
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Jens Fitzau | ... |
Tjener I
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Agnes Franch | ... |
Epilog pige II
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Anders Hansen | ... |
Gæst
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Poul Ib Henriksen | ... |
Lennart
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Stig Hoffmeyer | ... |
Adrian
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Kim S.G. Jensen | ... |
Gæst
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| Bodil Jørgensen | ... |
Ellen
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Tobias Kowalczyk | ... |
Boy 2
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Brian Kristiansen | ... |
Hvid kittel III
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Ingelise Larsen | ... |
Tove
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Kirsten Lehfeldt | ... |
Doctor Abbot
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Lasse Low | ... |
Tjener II
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Lars Lunøe | ... |
Mogens Hansen
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| Maj-Britt Mathiesen | ... |
Mia
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Phillip Møller | ... |
Døds Bo
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Birthe Neumann | ... |
Inger Lis
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Kjeld Nørgaard | ... |
Ferry Operator
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Jan Petersen | ... |
Hvid kittel VI
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Lars Petersen | ... |
Gæst
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Noam Sattrup | ... |
Epilog baby
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Anton Degner Steffen | ... |
Epilog dreng I
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Noah Stokholm | ... |
Dreng børnehaven
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Kent Theil-Gjersen | ... |
Hvid kittel IV
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Ole Thestrup | ... |
Flemming
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Directed by
| Anders Thomas Jensen | ||
Written by
| Anders Thomas Jensen | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Jessica Ask | ... | associate producer |
| Joel Brandeis | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Bækkel | ... | associate producer |
| Christoph Daniel | ... | executive producer |
| Christoph Fisser | ... | executive producer |
| Philipp Klausing | ... | line producer |
| Julie Konradsen | ... | assistant producer |
| Kristina Kornum | ... | line producer |
| Kim Magnusson | ... | producer |
| Tivi Magnusson | ... | producer |
| Henning Molfenter | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Nadermann | ... | co-producer |
| Marc Schmidheiny | ... | executive producer |
| Dario Suter | ... | executive producer |
| Charlie Woebcken | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Frans Bak | ||
| Jeppe Kaas | ||
Cinematography by
| Sebastian Blenkov | ||
Editing by
| Anders Villadsen | ||
Editorial Department
| Louis Bülov Bertelsen | ... | Avid load and assistant (as Louis Bertelsen) |
| Lars Wissing | ... | trailer editor |
Casting By
| Rie Hedegaard | ||
| Anders Nygaard | ||
Production Design by
| Jesper Clausen | ... | assistant production designer |
| Anders Engelbrecht | ... | supervising production designer |
| Mia Stensgaard | ||
Art Direction by
| Cornelia Ott | ||
Costume Design by
| Manon Rasmussen | ||
Makeup Department
| Trine Cordes Berg | ... | makeup artist |
| Thomas Foldberg | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Fay Hatzius | ... | makeup artist |
| Morten Jacobsen | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Klara Levring | ... | makeup volunteer |
| Katja Melches | ... | makeup artist |
| Birgitte Samson | ... | makeup artist |
| Anne Cathrine Sauerberg | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Léa Germain | ... | production secretary |
| Rasmus Rise | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Peter Bækkel | ... | first assistant director |
| Frederike Karsch | ... | third assistant director |
| Arn Lou | ... | second assistant director |
| Rickie-Lee Roberts | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Daniel Ballschmieter | ... | carpenter |
| Simon Bang | ... | storyboard artist |
| Michael Baum | ... | carpenter |
| Kristoffer Bentzon | ... | break away props |
| Roman Berger | ... | on-set carpenter / standby carpenter |
| Katharina Boehm | ... | prop maker: cheese |
| Jakob Bogatzi | ... | painter |
| Luis Bramsen | ... | propsman |
| Ludolf Böhm | ... | set dresser |
| Jacob Wirth Carlsen | ... | prop master |
| Jan Dunkel | ... | set dresser |
| Andre Faust | ... | metal worker |
| Thomas Frisch | ... | construction coordinator |
| André Galler | ... | prop electrician |
| Felix Gallo | ... | h.o.d. painter |
| Trine Gram | ... | prop master |
| Wolfgang Hein | ... | set dresser |
| Adina Herbell | ... | draughtsperson (as Adina Glöckner) |
| Jesper Hyllested | ... | propsman |
| Ulli Isfort | ... | set decoration buyer (as Uli Isfort) |
| Ines Johnson-Spain | ... | prop painter |
| Christina Kallan | ... | props |
| Thomas Karlsen | ... | art department coordinator |
| Rasmus Koch Karlshøj | ... | prop master (as Rasmus Koch) |
| Simon Kofoed | ... | props assistant |
| Bea Kosubek | ... | assistent stand-by prop (as Beate Kosubek) |
| Mike Paul Müller | ... | set decoration buyer assistant |
| Casper Nilsson | ... | props |
| Petra Pieper | ... | set dresser |
| Melanie Reichert | ... | construction buyer |
| Barbara Sandberg | ... | graphic artist |
| Uwe Schaer | ... | construction manager |
| Kay Scholz | ... | painter |
| Sergej Simonenko | ... | head of accounting: art department studio babelsberg |
| Jan Tamme | ... | metal worker |
| Sven Treichel | ... | carpenter |
| Thomas Willemoes | ... | propsman |
Sound Department
| August Valentin Drenck | ... | Sound effects recordist |
| Benjamin Dunker | ... | boom operator |
| Jakob Garfield-Havsteen | ... | re-recording mixer / sound editor |
| Nino Jacobsen | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Peter Kofoed | ... | boom operator |
| Jonas Langkilde | ... | sound |
| Julien Martin | ... | foley mixer |
| Julien Naudin | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Mads Broe | ... | special effects technician: stunt props |
| Søren Skov Haraldsted | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Peter Hjort | ... | vfx supervisor |
| Christian Kitter | ... | sfx supervisor |
| Henrik Lundblad | ... | special effects technician |
| Ilja Jonbak Nielsen | ... | special effects technician |
| Claus Nørregård | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Rickard Didriksson | ... | visual effects artist |
| Urban Forsberg | ... | digital compositor |
| Rickard Germundsson | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Krzysztof Grygowski | ... | visual effects artist |
| Alex Hansson | ... | visual effects supervisor: Haymaker |
| Peter Hjorth | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Andreas Hylander | ... | visual effects producer |
| Lukasz Jablonski | ... | digital compositor |
| Sammy H. Larsen | ... | compositor |
| Linus Lindbalk | ... | visual effects |
| Fredrik Nord | ... | visual effects supervisor: Chimney |
| Jacob Otterström | ... | visual effects artist: Industriromantik |
| Wojciech Swiatkiewicz | ... | visual effects artist |
| Tomasz Tejchman | ... | digital compositor |
| Alexander Ternstrand | ... | visual effects |
| Martin Öhgren | ... | visual effects artist |
Stunts
| Deni Jordan | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Søren Berthelin | ... | first assistant camera |
| Sebastian Blenkov | ... | director of photography |
| Christian Brøndum | ... | grip |
| Kasper Bundvad | ... | vtr operator |
| Ronald Deter | ... | junior electrician |
| Paco Didlaukies | ... | electrician |
| Florian Emmerich | ... | steadicam operator |
| Daniel Erb | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Matthias Gelhausen | ... | key grip |
| Andreas Wejs Hansen | ... | data wrangler (as Andreas Hansen) / digital imaging technician (as Andreas Hansen) |
| Julian Taro Hitomi | ... | second assistant camera |
| Thomas Kelling | ... | video assist |
| Rolf Konow | ... | still photographer |
| Björn Körner | ... | best boy |
| Sebastian Lindner | ... | electrician |
| Laurenzius Mack | ... | grip |
| Magnus Kragh Ohmsen | ... | grip |
| Mathias Ager Rasmussen | ... | best boy |
| Rasmus Søndergaard Rygaard | ... | clapper (as Rasmus Sønergaard Rygaard) |
| Michael Sørensen | ... | gaffer |
| Peter Junker Sørensen | ... | electrician |
| Sascha Wolfram | ... | lighting chief: germany / rigging gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Christine Böhler | ... | seamstress |
| Lucie-Marie Layers | ... | costume assistant (as Lucie Marie Layers) |
| Rebekkah Leve | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Michael Herbell | ... | location manager |
| Rasmus Rise | ... | location manager / location scout |
Music Department
| Thomas Bryla | ... | orchestrator |
| The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
| James Fitzpatrick | ... | contractor |
| Jan Holzner | ... | scoring engineer |
| Keld Haaning Ibsen | ... | score pre production |
Script and Continuity Department
| Falk Schwalbe | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
| Stefan Arendt | ... | truck wrangler |
| Sascha Graetz | ... | driver |
| Andreas Grasshoff | ... | transportation captain |
| Frank Gust | ... | driver |
| Sven Jorden | ... | facilities driver |
| Tom Kirsten | ... | prop driver |
| Peter Schinlauer | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Simon Bang | ... | storyboard |
| Jáchym Bares | ... | Animal handler |
| Ota Bares | ... | animal wrangler |
| Markus Bensch | ... | production executive: locations studio, babelsberg |
| Tom Bothe | ... | set pa |
| Anna Viktoria Igens Bækkel | ... | set pa |
| Michael Düwel | ... | managing director studio babelsberg art |
| Petr Faulhammer | ... | animal wrangler |
| Mie Frandsen | ... | assistant to producer |
| Søren Frimodt-Møller | ... | production coordinator |
| Anton Falck Gansted | ... | runner |
| Teresa Hetzel | ... | office production assistant |
| Katja Hoerstmann | ... | business affairs: Studio Babelsberg |
| Lars Høngaard | ... | Head of marketing |
| Margit Jütz | ... | payroll accountant |
| Tine Klint | ... | International sales |
| Jörg Klöcking | ... | HOD carpenter |
| Julie Konradsen | ... | assistant to producer |
| Melanie Lage | ... | set pa |
| Marie Laubsch | ... | assistant to co-producer: mr. molfenter (as Marie Wildenhain) |
| Roy Luchterhand | ... | set manager |
| Sebastian Luck | ... | assistant set manager |
| Hans Lönnerheden | ... | completion bond executive: EFB |
| Radim Macha | ... | animal wrangler |
| Gustav Meling Madsen | ... | unit assistant |
| Amanda Marie Magnusson | ... | set pa |
| Anne Magnér | ... | production assistant |
| Bianca Makarewicz | ... | corp. comm. marketing and pr studio babelsberg |
| Jeppe Marstrand | ... | runner |
| Paul Melzow | ... | production coordinator |
| Dan Michal | ... | animal wrangler |
| Jenifère Nieschmidt | ... | assistent to carl l. woebcken and christoph fisser |
| Filip Novak | ... | animal wrangler |
| Ingelise Olsen | ... | accountant |
| Christina Pind Rasmussen | ... | production coordinator |
| Jamie Ryan | ... | runner |
| Anna Schmigalla | ... | accountant |
| Andreas Schweigel | ... | rigger |
| Johan Siebold | ... | set pa |
| Petr Straka | ... | animal wrangler |
| Nanna van Elk | ... | post procucer |
| Tobias Vestergaard | ... | runner |
| Eike Wolf | ... | head of corporate communications, marketing and public relations: Studio Babelsberg |
| Isfried Würzberger | ... | rigger |
| Marc Ziebe | ... | runner |
| Sabina Österling | ... | completion bond assistant |
Production Companies
- M&M Productions
- DCM Pictures
- DCM Productions
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (financing)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (financing)
- Film i Väst (in association with)
- FilmFyn (financing)
- Nadcon Film
- Studio Babelsberg (co-production)
Distributors
- Walt Disney Company Nordic (2015) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- DCM Film Distribution (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Drafthouse Films (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Imagine Films Distribution (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Urban Distribution (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2015) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- PARLUX Entertainment (2015) (Romania)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Chimney
- Filmgate
- Gearless Visuelle Effekter (visual effects)
- Haymaker
- Industriromantik
Other Companies
- Art Department Studio Babelsberg (construction)
- Cameo Film (post-production facilities)
- Construction Fyn (construction)
- European Film Bonds (completion bond)
- Fauna a Film Praha (animal wrangler)
- FilmFyn (camera equipment provided by)
- FilmFyn (grip and lighting equipment)
- FilmGEAR (grip and lighting equipment)
- FilmLyd Fyn (sound equipment)
- Gi'Lyd! (sound post-production)
- Kameraudlejningen (camera equipment provided by)
- Kameraudlejningen (d.i.t. equipment)
- Lufthansa City Center Tour Atlantica Reisen & Touristik (travel agency)
- Lysudlejningen (grip and lighting equipment)
- Media Insurance Brokers (insurance broker)
- Mundwerk Catering (catering)
- Produktionen.dk (craft service)
- Sydfyns Byggefirma (construction)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Gabriel and Elias are two very different brothers. Gabriel is a worn-down university professor and Elias is a man whose only concerns are women and trivial knowledge. During a lecture, Gabriel receives a phone call: their father is dead. Things take a turn when the brothers learn through a videotape recorded by their now-late father, that he in fact wasn't their biological father. Gabriel and Elias discover that their biological father lives on the island Ork. They set out to the island and here they meet their real family, but their first meeting doesn't go as expected. Gabriel and Elias are stranded in the marshland of Ork, where they meet the mayor of Ork and his daughter Ellen, a neurotic woman who hates her life, herself, her father, and the island. Surrounded by abnormal people, Gabriel and Elias discover the truth about themselves and their relatives: a truth that while paralyzing them also sets them free. Written by Anders Thomas Jensen |
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| Taglines | Man vælger ikke selv sin familie (You don't choose your own family) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The old sanatorium from the movie was part of the sanatorium in Beelitz, near Berlin, Germany. The complex consists of 60 buildings built between 1898 and 1930. When the sanatorium was used as a military hospital in WWI, Adolf Hitler was among the wounded. After WWII, it was used as a military hospital by the Soviet Union until 1994. Since they passed on any modernization, the complex has been very popular among movie companies for history pieces. Parts of The Pianist (2002) and Valkyrie (2008) where shot in the area. See more » |
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