Another Round (2020)

Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in their blood.

Director:

Thomas Vinterberg

Writers:

Thomas Vinterberg (screenplay), Tobias Lindholm (screenplay)

Stars:

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang

15 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Martin
Thomas Bo Larsen	...	Tommy
Magnus Millang	...	Nikolaj
Lars Ranthe	...	Peter
Maria Bonnevie	...	Anika
Helene Reingaard Neumann	...	Amalie
Susse Wold	...	Rektor
Magnus Sjørup	...	Jonas
Silas Cornelius Van	...	Kasper
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt	...	Sebastian
Martin Greis-Rosenthal	...	Overtjener
Frederik Winther Rasmussen	...	Malthe (as Frederik W. Rasmussen)
Aksel Vedsegaard	...	Jason
Aya Grann	...	Josephine
Gustav Sigurth Jeppesen	...	Rasmus

Storyline

There is a theory that man is born with half a per mille too little. That alcohol in the blood opens the mind to the outside world, problems seem smaller and creativity increases. We know it well; after the first glass of wine, the conversation lifts, the possibilities open up. Martin is a high school teacher. He feels old and tired. His students and their parents want him terminated to increase their average. Encouraged by the per mille theory, Martin and his three colleagues throw themselves into an experiment to maintain a constant alcohol impact in everyday life. If Churchill won World War II in a dense fog of spirits, what could the strong drops do for them and their students? The result is positive in the beginning. Martin's class is in a different way now, and the project is being promoted to a real academic study with the collection of results. Slowly, but surely, the alcohol makes the four friends and their surroundings loosen up. The results are rising, and they really begin...

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Plot Keywords:

drinking | teacher | high school | alcohol | alcohol consumption | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite Corona restrictions by opening weekend it had sold 102,366 tickets, including 13,400 tickets in previews, in Denmark, thereby achieving the biggest opening weekend for a Danish drama in seven years. Total admissions have since reached over 750,000

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Quotes

Martin: No I'm not indifferent. It's not easy to learn when you've got your head stuck in your phone.

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Connections

Featured in Året der gik (2020)

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Soundtracks

Drick ur ditt glas
Written by Carl Michael Bellman (as C. M. Bellman)
Performed by Gunnar Seidel, Peder Kaj Pedersen (as Epder Kaj Pedersen), Uffe Hellsten & Peter Emil Ryom

User Reviews

Perfect story - Outstanding Mikkelsen

Thomas Vinterberg tells perfect stories of what alcohol can do. As a result of problems with teaching, private life, and general happiness - Four high school teachers agree to try an experiment exploring alcohol's influence. What happens when maintaining a constant promille of 0.5? Martin(Mads Mikkelsen) is the lead role, and the one we follow the most. He has an outstanding performance. The movie executes well to not have a biased opinion on drinking, but show the whole picture.

In the western world, Denmark is one of the countries with the most relaxed relationship to alcohol. The legal buying age is 16 and by high school a lot of students drink 20-50 units of alcohol a week.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Denmark Sweden Netherlands

Language:

Danish Swedish

Release Date:

18 December 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Another Round

Filming Locations:

Aurehøj Gymnasium, Gentofte, Denmark

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,613,165

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, Zentropa International Sweden

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1