One Way to Denmark
Synopsis
Then he learns from a TV news report that Danish prisoners have it way better than he does: a job, easily accessible healthcare, the quiet of the countryside, even an HDTV. They’re practically living in hotels.
He says goodbye (and good riddance) to his dingy flat and smuggles himself to Denmark aboard a cargo ship, landing in a quaint town with everything he needs - including a bank to rob. But when he meets a friendly local barmaid and a lovable stray dog that won’t leave his side, he begins to wonder if prison really is his only chance of finding a fulfilling life.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 91 min
- Director
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Adrian Shergold
- Producer
- David Aukin, Kate Crowther, Ed Talfan
- Executive Producer
- Diane Engelhardt, Joe Oppenheimer, Adam Partridge, Hannah Thomas, Michael Wood
- Editor
- Tania Reddin
- Screenwriter
- Jeff Murphy
- Director of Photography
- Ulf Brantås
- Principal cast
- Rafe Spall, Steve Speirs, Simone Lykke, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Benedikte Hansen
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Daybreak Pictures
Elsinore House77 Fulham Palace Road
London W6 8JA
Severn Screen Ltd.
3 Mount Stuart SquareCardiff Bay CF10 5EE
Sales Company
WestEnd Films
Shepherds Building CentralCharecroft Way
London W14 0EE
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