Finale (2018)

During the night of the biggest sports final of the year, two girls working in a gas station experience strange incidents. Is it just staged pranks or is it something of a more aggressive intent?

Director:

Søren Juul Petersen

Writers:

Carsten Juul Bladt, Steen Langstrup (novel)

Stars:

Anne Bergfeld, Karin Michelsen, Damon Younger

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne Bergfeld	...	Agnes Berger
Karin Michelsen	...	Belinda Andersen
Damon Younger	...	The Ringmaster
Kristoffer Fabricius	...	Benjamin
Mads Koudal	...	Kenny
Kim Sønderholm	...	Escapismus Henchman #1
Gustav Scavenius	...	Escapismus Henchman #2
Lars Knutzon	...	Prologue Presenter
Freya Møller-Sørensen	...	Escapismus Hostess (voice)
Jan Løfberg	...	Sport Radio Speaker (voice)
Niels Rasmussen	...	Sport Radio Speaker (voice)
Andrew Jeffers	...	Escapismus Boss (voice)
Sanne Montgomery	...	Front-Row Audience
Frantz Seitzmayer	...	Front-Row Audience
Robert Jønsson	...	Front-Row Audience

Storyline

It is quiet throughout the country. Everybody is glued to the TV watching the final. Not a single sole is seen in the streets. In the outskirts of Denmark however, a small gas station still needs to be open for business - even on this particular night. And on this evening two very different young women are on duty. Agnes, a dedicated college student, sneaks into the backroom trying to work on her thesis, while naïve Belinda is texting away trying to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers also means no witnesses. And they are spotted out to play a special part in a completely different game.

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Plot Keywords:

cup final | gas station | lonely road at night | ringmaster | air pump | 

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Taglines:

Entertainment knows no boundaries

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The fourth 'torture porn' feature film from Denmark, following Sunken Danish (2012), Madness of Many (2013) and Monstrosity (2014), all directed by Kasper Juhl, or the sixth if you include Antichrist (2009) and The House That Jack Built (2018), both directed by Lars von Trier.

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Quotes

Ringmaster: Please state your name? Please Agnes. Let the audience get to know you a little bit. What is your name?
Agnes Berger: Agnes Berger
Ringmaster: Agnes Berger. How old are you?
Agnes Berger: 29
Ringmaster: 29? 29! Your audience would like to know more about you, Agnes. Apart from working at a gas station what is it you really wanted to do with your life?
Agnes Berger: Psychology.
Ringmaster: Psychology? Fantastic! Ladies and Gentlemen. We have a psycho with us tonight.

User Reviews

A smart look at human cruelty and sensationalism.

If you think the final scene in Tarantino's latest is too-much, wait until you see what happens here, when a maniac abducts two gas station attendants and display them as merchandise for a live streaming horror show. Having to work on a historic day when Denmark enters the World Cup's finals, the ladies try their best to avoid boredom. They end up being the prey of such a bizarre game where the viewers decide their destiny- including torching them, cutting their legs off, and piercing their nipples. An extremely gore, efficient, gruesome and smart take on the abduction genre, Søren Juul Petersen's directorial debut is an impressive and bold display of human cruelty.

Details

Official Sites:

Additional site Blockbuster [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish English German

Release Date:

27 November 2019 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Finale

Filming Locations:

Hørsholm Hospital, Usserød, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frightgeist Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1