Skagerrak (2003)

Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore... See full summary »

Director:

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Writers:

Anders Thomas Jensen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Stars:

Iben Hjejle, Bronagh Gallagher, Martin Henderson

6 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Iben Hjejle	...	Marie
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Sophie
Martin Henderson	...	Ian / Ken
Ewen Bremner	...	Gabriel
Gary Lewis	...	Willy
Simon McBurney	...	Thomas
Helen Baxendale	...	Stella
James Cosmo	...	Robert
Scott Handy	...	Roman
Kay Gallie	...	Housekeeper
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Andersson	...	Dream Child
Tam Dean Burn	...	Dr. Meisling
George Carson	...	Guy on Boat - ship Captain
Andrew Dallmeyer	...	Undertaker
Russell Hunter	...	Priest

Storyline

Skagerrak is the story of being hit by happiness when you least expect it. In their late twenties and tired of partying their way around the world, Danish Marie and Irish Sophie come ashore in Northern Scotland. After another drunken night they are soon parted from all their accumulated cash. Out of money and out of luck ambitious Sophie pressures Marie into accepting a lucrative job as surrogate mother. Months on, Marie finds herself alone, life having taken a dramatic turn. Heavily pregnant, and wanting to terminate her pregnancy, she's on the run from the future parents, searching for Sophie's old flame, Ken. In a case of mistaken identity, Marie ends up in hiding with three strange men in a seedy Glasgow garage. But then happiness strikes again.

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Plot Keywords:

surrogate mother | pregnancy | danish blonde | vomiting | surrogacy | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

Denmark Sweden UK Spain Germany France Switzerland

Language:

English Danish

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Sweet Dreams

Filming Locations:

Arniston House, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, BBC Films, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Custer's Last Stand (1936)

User Reviews

Modern fairytale

This movie was quite entertaining, although it's not nearly as good as Mifune (also starring Iben Hjejle). It's a modern-day fairytale, where our Princess is the danish woman, Marie Nielsen. She and her Irish friend, Sophie lead a carefree life. Their lives consist of an endless line of parties with men and booze!

One day, Marie gets offered a chance to become a surrogate mother for a very wealthy couple and she eventually accepts.

Suddenly, Marie's life changes dramatically - and the events that follow will test her willpower, amongst other things.

All in all a charming little tale with superb acting, especially by Iben Hjejle (High Fidelity) as Marie, Bronagh Gallagher (The Commitments) as Sophie, and the charming Martin Henderson (The Ring, Windtalkers) as Ian.