THE COMMUNE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Ulrich Thomsen (In a Better World), Fares Fares (Child 44), Trine Dyrholm (A Royal Affair), Julie Agnete Vang (Rosita), Lars Ranthe (The Hunt), Helene Reingaard Neumann (Worlds Apart), Martha Sofie Wallstrøm Hansen (film debut), Mads Reuther (Truth About Men), Magnus Millang (The Keeper of Lost Causes), Rasmus Lind Rubin (Bora Bora), Oliver Methling Søndergaard (The Great Bird Race), Anne Gry Henningsen (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Thomas Vinterberg (Far from the Madding Crowd), director, writer; Tobias Lindholm (The Hunt), writer; Sisse Graum Jørgensen (A Royal Affair), producer; Fons Merkies (The Preacher), composer; Jesper Tøffner (Applause), cinematographer; Janus Billeskov Jansen (The Act of Killing) and Anne Østerud (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

At a secluded Danish commune in the 1970s, the personal desires of its members clash greatly with the promises of solidarity and tolerance…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Oscar-nominated Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg returns to his native country to make a film that shows the inevitable implosion of peace and understanding within a small society made up of frivolous egos.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 29TH JULY 2016

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