The Green Butchers (2003)

Original title

De grønne slagtere

Directed by

Anders Thomas Jensen

Genre

comedy film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 346 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two butchers open their own shop to escape a lousy boss. A problem with their meat supply leads to a shocking solution. Things get more complicated when one butcher's twin brother shows up.

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What happens

The Green Butchers (Danish: De grønne slagtere) is a 2003 Danish black comedy film starring Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Line Kruse, written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It features two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil. The film won several awards in Europe, including the 2003 Méliès d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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