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Flickering Lights

2000 · 109 min

A scruffy, funny-sad hangout that turns violent when the past intrudes, leaving a surprising warmth.

Overview: Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
redemption
trauma
found family
crime
Places: countryside
single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, comedy, crime
Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen
Written by: Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring: Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sofie Gråbøl, Iben Hjejle, Frits Helmuth, Ole Thestrup
Music: Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, Jeppe Kaas
Cinematography: Eric Kress
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Languages: Danish

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