ActionComedyCrime

Flickering Lights

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Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.

Release Date : 2000-11-03

Language :Danish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : M&M ProductionsDRSVT Drama

Production Country : DenmarkSweden

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Torkild

Original Name : Søren Pilmark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Ulrich Thomsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arne

Original Name : Mads Mikkelsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stefan

Original Name : Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hanne

Original Name : Sofie Gråbøl

Gender : Female

Character Name : Therese

Original Name : Iben Hjejle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carl

Original Name : Frits Helmuth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alfred

Original Name : Ole Thestrup

Gender : Male

Character Name : Færingen

Original Name : Peter Andersson

Gender : Male

Character Name : William

Original Name : Niels Anders Thorn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peters Far

Original Name : Henning Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peters Mor

Original Name : Solbjørg Højfeldt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Torkilds Far

Original Name : Jesper Asholt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torkilds Mor

Original Name : Helle Dolleris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bedstefar

Original Name : Bent Mejding

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stefans Mor

Original Name : Karen-Lise Mynster

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tante Beate

Original Name : Helle Virkner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jens

Original Name : Thomas Bo Larsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Tomas Villum Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anders

Original Name : Lars Kaalund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flemming

Original Name : Peter Reichhardt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peter, 15 yo

Original Name : Morten Gundel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arne, 15 yo

Original Name : Nicki Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torkild, 17 yo

Original Name : Adam Brix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stefan, 15 yo

Original Name : David Munksgaard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susanne

Original Name : Laura Drasbæk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Lars Nepper-Christensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christian

Original Name : Sebastian Jessen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lars

Original Name : Andreas Andersen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Peter Lambert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Polish driver

Original Name : Goran Spasojevic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Older man

Original Name : Ove Rud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arnes Far

Original Name : Max Hansen

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2023-09-28

Almost unsure as to what I think about 'Flickering Lights'. The film, to me anyway, has such an odd feel to it throughout, there's a weird mix of story elements and I'm not convinced it all works - and yet, I actually really like it... I think. In parts, though, if I closed my eyes it would sound like one sorta movie and if I covered my ears it would look like a different one. What I mean is, the music doesn't quite match the onscreen events. Is the music good? Sure, but the more dramatic pieces don't fit with the rough and tumble nature of the plot. With that said, I do really love how the film begins/ends and how it all comes full circle - coolly done. The flick utilises flashbacks excellently, also. Cast-wise, it's absolutely solid. Søren Pilmark is an able lead, while Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas, among a few others, are good behind Pilmark. I will say that the latter's part of the storyline with Sofie Gråbøl was off, it wraps up disappointingly... especially given *that* moment with Pilmark's Torkild, which should've sealed the opposite outcome. Interesting that Thomsen, Mikkelsen and director Anders Thomas Jensen would go on to make 'Adam's Apple' together five years after this. One of the flashbacks in this actually features heavy similarities to that 2005 film, which was presumably inspired by the short story used here. All in all, a very good release from 2000; even if it does leave a little bit of a strange aftertaste for me personally.