R (film)
R is a 2010 Danish prison drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer, and starring Pilou Asbæk. The film was produced by Nordisk Film. The film follows Rune Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk), who is serving a prison sentence of two years in Horsens State Prison. Here he is set to do the dirty work of distributing drugs between departments.
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Starring | Pilou Asbæk |
Cinematography | Magnus Nordenhof Jønck |
Edited by | Adam Nielsen |
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Distributed by | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
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Budget | DKK 4,755,000 |
The film premiered at the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam,[2] was released in Denmark on April 22, 2010.[3]
Cast
- Pilou Asbæk as Rune
- Dulfi Al-Jabouri as Rashid
- Roland Møller as Mureren
- Jacob Gredsted as Carsten
- Omar Shargawi as Bazhir
Accolades
The film won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 2011. Asbæk received a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Rune. The director Tobias Lindholm scored a Bodil Honorary Award for his films Submarino and R.[4] The film won the same year the Robert Award for Best Danish Film.[5]
References
- "R - Det Danske Filminstitut". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Danish prison drama R in main competition". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "R". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "'R' er årets danske film". kino.dk.
- "Gidseldrama er årets danske film". ekkofilm.dk.
External links
- R in the Danish Film Database
- R in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)
- R on IMDb
- R at Rotten Tomatoes