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Directed by:
Lasse Spang OlsenScreenplay:
Anders Thomas JensenCinematography:
Henrik KristensenCast:
Kim Bodnia, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen, Brian Patterson, Torkel Petersson, Iben Hjejle, Jens Okking, Jacob Haugaard, Slavko Labovic, Erik Holmey (more)Plots(1)
An action comedy prequel to Spang Olsen's box office hit "In China They Eat Dogs". The last wish of the dying "Monk" is for his foster child, Harald, to find his real son, Ludvig But the later is currently in a Swedish prison cell. Peter and Martin - the two chefs - want to get him out and soon father and son meet for the first time in their lives They get on from the word go, but now dad needs a liver transplant and Ludvig and Harald set about raising the wherewithal. Everything goes wrong when they try to rob a bank, though they meet Mille, who puts them onto a new trail, and Peter and Martin also make a contribution However, soon they have the cops and the anti-terror corps on their tails. (official distributor synopsis)
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Rather a weak sequel (or rather, prequel), but still an excellent black comedy. Because the story takes place before part one, it makes the return of some of the characters possible (that’s right, mainly good old Vuk), but it is also the greatest mistake of the movie. While in part one, the whole movie was concerned with the younger brother and his slow descent down a slippery slope, this time round the movie concentrates on the psychopath. And the story just isn’t as well-written as in part one. Part two is more of an incohesive patchwork of crazy plans, killing, setting people etc. But it still works, although there aren’t as many unforgettable scenes as last time. Of the new characters, only the enamored couple catches the imagination and none of the couples here are at all normal. Otherwise, here there are more dead bodies, fewer snappy lines, fewer unforgettable scenes, and about the same number of moments to make you laugh. Simply a very quality black comedy with all the trimmings.
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