Manslaughter (2005)

Original title

Drabet

Directed by

Per Fly

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

16

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle class Danish man gets caught in a scandal after a hit and run. The film follows the consequences of his actions on his family and community.

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What happens

Manslaughter (Danish: Drabet) is a 2005 Danish drama film written and directed by Per Fly. The film stars Jesper Christensen, Beate Bille and Pernilla August as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich. Manslaughter won the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2005, multiple awards at the 2006 Bodil Awards — including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Supporting actress — as well as being nominated for several other major film awards. Beate Bille also received a Shooting Star Award at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film. The film is part of a trilogy by Fly about the Danish society. Bænken is about the underclass, Arven about the upper class and Manslaughter about the middle class. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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