Maend og høns
Men and Chicken- Director
- Anders Thomas Jensen
- Country
- Denmark, Germany
- Year
- 2015
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Scriptwriters
- Anders Thomas Jensen
- Cast
- Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling
- Production
- M&M Productions, Studio Babelsberg, DCM Productions, Film i Väst
Storyline
Gabriel and Elias are two very different brothers. Gabriel is a worn down university professor and Elias is a man whose only concern is women and trivial knowledge. During a lecture Gabriel receives a phone call. Their father is dead. Things take a turn when the brothers learn through a videotape recorded by their now late father, that he in fact wasn't their biological father. Gabriel and Elias discover that their biological father lives on the island Ork. They set out to the island and here they meet their real family. The brothers' first meeting with the family doesn't go as expected. Gabriel and Elias are stranded in the marshland of Ork. Here they meet the mayor of Ork and his daughter Ellen, a neurotic woman who hates her life, herself, her father and the island. Surrounded by abnormal people, Gabriel and Elias discover the truth about themselves and their relatives. A truth that while paralyzing them also sets them free.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Göteborg International Film Festival 2016
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016
Releases
Germany (2 of July 2015)
Denmark (5 of February 2015)
Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Distribution:
Walt Disney Company Nordic (Denmark)
DCM Film Distribution (Germany)
Vertigo Média Kft. (Hungary)
