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How to Get Rid of the Others

2007 · 94 min

A chillingly deadpan satire that makes you squirm with its bureaucratic cruelty and uncomfortable laughs.

Overview
A satirical drama revealing the consequences of the Danish government's "New Copenhagen Criteria", a new policy aiming at securing the nation's survival. Citizens who fail to meet the criteria – those who have received more from society than what they have contributed – are eliminated.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • morality
  • death
  • class
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Written by
Rasmus Botoft, Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Starring
Søren Pilmark, Louise Mieritz, Søren Fauli, Lene Tiemroth, Lene Poulsen, Poul Glargaard, Marie Caroline Schjeldal, Rasmus Botoft
Music
Sanne Graulund
Cinematography
Morten Søborg
Runtime
94 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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