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.

R
Theatrical poster
R
Directed by
Produced by
  • René Ezra
  • Tomas Radoor
Written by
  • Michael Noer
  • Tobias Lindholm
StarringPilou Asbæk
CinematographyMagnus Nordenhof Jønck
Edited byAdam Nielsen
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film Biografdistribution
Release date
  • 27 January 2010 (2010-01-27) (IFFR)[1]
  • 22 April 2010 (2010-04-22)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryDenmark
Language
  • Danish
  • Arabic
BudgetDKK 4,755,000

The film premiered at the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam,[2] was released in Denmark on April 22, 2010.[3]

Cast

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]

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References
  1. "R - Det Danske Filminstitut". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Danish prison drama R in main competition". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. "R". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. "'R' er årets danske film". kino.dk.
  5. "Gidseldrama er årets danske film". ekkofilm.dk.


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