Directed by:
Birgitte StærmoseScreenplay:
Kim Fupz AakesonCinematography:
Igor MartinovicComposer:
Jocelyn PookCast:
Mikael Birkkjær, Stine Stengade, David Dencik, Ariadna Gil, Lourdes Faberes, Ksenija Marinkovic, Trine Dyrholm, Magnus Krepper, Ivo Gregurevic, Leon Lučev (more)Plots(1)
Director Birgitte Stærmose’s multi-layered drama takes place over the course of three days in a Copenhagen hotel and revolves around a mysterious gunshot. The protagonists are several characters whose diametrically opposed life stories gradually intertwine, both accidentally and intentionally – a lonely flight attendant comes to the hotel looking for love; a couple of immigrant hotel employees are seeking revenge; a desperate hotel manager; a woman whose husband has left her; a reception clerk who keeps trying (in vain) to smile more when welcoming guests; and many others. The leitmotifs of this multicultural movie include intimacy, forgiveness, and human frailty. Stærmose succeeds in skillfully articulating the movie’s visual style in concord with the individual stories of the protagonists, who feel constricted not only by their own lives but also within the closed walls of the hotel. Of making her debut, the director said: “I have always been fascinated by hotels as a secret place outside of time and space. What happens behind all those closed doors?” Her picture provides one possible answer. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Mikael Birkkjær
Denmark
Best movies:
Aftermath (2004)
Loving Adults (2022)
All Inclusive (2014)
Stine Stengade
Denmark
Best movies:
Kira's Reason: A Love Story (2001)
Flame & Citron (2008)
Fear Me Not (2008)
David Dencik
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Ariadna Gil
Spain
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Freedomfighters (1996)
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013)
Lourdes Faberes
Philippines
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Boiling Point (2021)
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Someone You Love (2014)
Ksenija Marinkovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Constitution (2016)
The High Sun (2015)
The Happiest Man in the World (2022)
Trine Dyrholm
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Troubled Water (2008)
Magnus Krepper
Sweden
Best movies:
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Promised Land (2023)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
Ivo Gregurevic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Witnesses (2003)
Vecernja zvona (1986)
Metastases (2009)
Leon Lučev
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Will Not End Here (2008)
The Society of Jesus (2004)
Witnesses (2003)
Jens Jørn Spottag
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Day Will Come (2016)
Daniel (2019)
Luan Jaha
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Albanian (2010)
The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
Sworn Virgin (2015)
Orhan Güner
Turkey
Best movies:
When We Leave (2010)
Head-On (2004)
Armin (2007)
Ana Risueño
Spain
Best movies:
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
Anything You Want (2010)
The Valdemar Legacy (2010)
Kristian Ibler
Denmark
Best movies:
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Kat (2001)
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)