Flickering Lights (2000)

A gang of 4 Danish criminals are ordered by Færingen to steal a bag from a safe. When they see DKK4,000,000 in the bag, they keep it for themselves and head for Spain. They end up in a ruin of an old restaurant on Funen and renovate it.

Director:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay)

Stars:

Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Søren Pilmark	...	Torkild
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Peter
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Arne
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Stefan
Sofie Gråbøl	...	Hanne
Iben Hjejle	...	Therese
Frits Helmuth	...	Carl
Ole Thestrup	...	Alfred Jæger
Peter Andersson	...	Færingen
Niels Anders Thorn	...	William
Henning Jensen	...	Peters Far
Solbjørg Højfeldt	...	Peters Mor
Jesper Asholt	...	Torkilds Far
Helle Dolleris	...	Torkilds Mor
Bent Mejding	...	Farfar

Storyline

Four small-time gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, starting a new life, renovating the house and forming it into a restaurant. But they can't avoid being caught up by their past.

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Plot Keywords:

cigarette smoking | dark humor | pubic hair | male pubic hair | brief male frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

De har altid været på flugt - nu løber de for livet.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Helle Virkner who plays Stefan's aunt, also played in Matador (1978), the TV series the guys are watching.

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Goofs

The guy bringing the cigarettes "from Poland" in the beginning of the movie does not at all speak Polish, but is actually speaking Russian.

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Quotes

Peter: Why is it that one should keep talking... when one is dying?
Arne: I'll punch you in the face if you don't shut the fuck up now!

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Connections

References Matador (1978)

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Soundtracks

Don't Run for the Money
Written and Performed by Peter Viskinde

User Reviews

Hollywood - Go Home!!!

This is one of the funniest movies I have seen for a long time - and yet with a depth you would not expect from a movie like this. This bunch of criminal outcast with personal problems and skeletons in their childhood cupboards manage to form a true friendship and community far from the environment they are used to.

The movie is stacked with strong action and actors: Pilmark is over the top as raw, but yet soft gangleader, Mikkelsen as psycho-gunman, Thomsen as TV-drama-loving drug-addict and Lie-Kaas as the eternal snack-eating soft guy. Even the supporting cast does a good job - just to mention Thestrup as the weapon-crazy farmer and Helmuth as movie history's greatest alcoholic doctor - and do not forget Graaboel as Lie-Kaas annoying and "normal" girlfriend.

Funniest scene: shooting cows in the forest - my God, I was rolling on the floor of laughter.

Details

Country:

Denmark Sweden

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

3 November 2000 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Flickering Lights

Filming Locations:

Det Danske Filmstudie, Lyngby, Sjælland, Denmark

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,760,077

Company Credits

Production Co:

M&M Productions, Danmarks Radio (DR), SVT Drama

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1