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Davids bog

1996 · 53 min

A darkly comic thriller that keeps you guessing with brisk pacing and a wry, tense edge.

Overview
Henrik helps his uncle clear out a rich man's villa after the owner went bankrupt and committed siucide. During the clearance he finds a book that gives minute details of perfect crimes.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • deception
  • death
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Lasse Spang Olsen
Written by
Søren Frellesen, Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen, Camilla Overbye Roos, Torben Jensen, Vera Gebuhr, Helle Hertz, Søren Thomsen
Runtime
53 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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