Adam's Apples (2005)

Original title

Adams æbler

Directed by

Anders Thomas Jensen

Genre

drama film, comedy film, mystery film

Country

Germany, Denmark

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 798 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A neo-Nazi is sent to a remote church as punishment where a priest forces him to bake a cake from an apple tree. The priest's relentless optimism clashes with the man's violent worldview.

darkly comicunsettlingbleakprovocativecerebraltenseslow-burnmorally ambiguous

What happens

Adam's Apples (Danish: Adams Æbler) is a 2005 Danish-language black comedy-drama film directed and written by Anders Thomas Jensen. The film revolves around the theme of the Book of Job. The main roles are played by Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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