Denmark (2020 film)
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Ed Talfan
Simone Lykke
Joel Fry
| Denmark | |
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| File:Denmark (2020 film) poster.jpg Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Adrian Shergold[1][2] |
| Written by | Jeff Murphy |
| Produced by | David Aukin Ed Talfan |
| Starring | Rafe Spall Simone Lykke Joel Fry |
| Cinematography | Ulf Brantås |
| Edited by | Tania Reddin |
| Music by | Richard Hawley |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Blue Finch Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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Denmark is a British comedy drama film released in 2020. It was also marketed under the title One Way to Denmark.
It was filmed during 2019 in the Tredegar and Senghenydd areas of south Wales[3] and in Esbjerg in Denmark.[4] It was part-funded by Film Cymru Wales[5] and BBC Film.[6][7]
Herb leads an aimless life in a small town in the Welsh valleys. He is unemployed and about to have his benefits cut. Divorced and estranged from his young son, he lives alone in a cramped and dingy basement flat with a neighbour who incessantly plays loud music. After being mugged, he learns from a TV report that Danish prisoners lead a better life than he does, with regular activity, readily available healthcare and hotel-style bedrooms complete with TV and en suite bathrooms.
Herb hatches a plan to travel to Denmark, stage a bank robbery and enter a Danish prison, thereby improving his situation. After stowing away on a cargo ship, he lands in a Danish port town where he loses his nerve and is unable to go through with a planned bank robbery. By now befriended by Matilda – a local barmaid – and a large stray dog, he realises the futility of his robbery plan, and decides to return to the UK. Lacking the funds for a ferry ticket home, he panics and attempts to get a ticket using a replica firearm. Herb is arrested, but released without charge due to contacts Matilda has with the local police. Herb decides to return to Wales to sort out his relationship with his son, then come back to Denmark, where a romance with Matilda is beginning to develop.
Cast
- Rafe Spall as Herb
- Simone Lykke as Matilda
- Joel Fry as the Captain
- Paul Barber as the Captain's father
- Rosalind March as Herb's Mother
- Steve Speirs as Harry the Horse
- Russell Gomer as Chip Shop Man
- Elis James as Aubrey
- Tim Woodward as Idris
- Ri Richards as Rose
- Benedikte Hansen as Matilda's mother
- Thomas W. Gabrielsson as Chresten