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A Taste of Hunger

2021 · 104 min

A polished, simmering portrait of ambition and a marriage under strain, elegant to look at but quietly painful to sit through.

Directed by
Christoffer Boe
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charlie Gustafsson, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Overview
Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children and run their own gourmet restaurant; Malus. They want it all. And they have it all. Almost. They are missing the coveted Michelin Star. It has been their dream, on which they gambled everything to win. One day Carsten receives a letter saying that his wife loves somebody else. But who sent the letter and why? In their continuous passion and pursuit for the ultimate recognition, they forget that the meals of life are best enjoyed together.

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Stream in the UK
  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Christoffer Boe
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charlie Gustafsson, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Christoffer Boe
Written by
Christoffer Boe, Tobias Lindholm
Starring
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Charlie Gustafsson, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Dag Malmberg, Nicolas Bro, Flora Augusta, August Christian Høyer-Kruse-Vinkel, Maj-Britt Mathiesen
Runtime
104 min
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Languages
Danish, English, Swedish

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