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Sofie Grabol (star of BBC's The Killing) and Michael Birkkjær (The Killing - Series 2) star in this heart-wrenching and destructive tale of a couple who have lost their only child. Evoking popular themes in recent Scandinavian cinema, we follow the couple's devastating loss and their inability to comes to terms with what follows. Directed by Paprika Steen (Festen) and written by Kim Fupz Aekeson (Perfect Sense), Aftermath was the winner of the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Danish ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: After the auto accident death of their 12-year-old daughter, an estranged couple takes to coping in different, dysfunctional ways. Britt, the mother, has befriended a single mother and her baby, while her husband Claes stalks the woman responsible for the accident, intending to kill her. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: San Sebastian International Film Festival, ...Aftermath (2004) ( Lad de små børn ) ( After math )
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69 of 69 people found the following review helpful
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Fans of The Killing - Series 2 [DVD] and in particular it's main stars Sofie Gråbøl and Mikael Birkkjær will find this film slightly different from their 2009 work The Killing. Sofie and Mikael play social worker Britt and architect Claes, a married couple in their 30's who have recently lost their 12 year old daughter, their only child. This moving film shows the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
Copenhagen is the setting once again for this story filmed five years before Sofie and Mikael would work on The Killing 2. There are many moving scenes of guilt, angst, betrayal, deceit and loneliness as the couple's difficulties with friends, work, and with each other are explored.
Some of my favourite scenes involve Claes with the Japanese, Claes being flirted with at the estate agents, Britt and her helping hand duties among others.
Apart from one character, Vivi (Lena Endre seen in the Wallander series and Millenium series) who speaks in Swedish, and a short scene involving Claes taking the mick out of some clients (in English), the film is in Danish with English subtitles.
Particularly impressive is Laura Christensen (The Candidate (2008) (Kandidaten) (Region 2) (Import)) who plays struggling mother Malene who is not really supported very well by her boyfriend Ulrik (played by Carsten Bjørnlund - Major Christian Søgaard - The Killing 2). Look out for a very brief appearance by Stine Prætorius (Louise Raben - The Killing 2) working in Claes's office. One of Denmark's finest actors, Lars Brygmann (Labour minister Troels Höxenhaven - Borgen), appears as Britt's boss.
This is probably the last Danish film I'll see this year (hardly any days left!). Since watching The Killing - Series 1 [DVD] [2010] back in January on BBC4, I have seen a quite a few. I've yet to be disappointed!
Birkkjær also appears in BBC4's 2012 offering Borgen - Series 1 [DVD] starting on 7 January.
Enjoy!
The BBFC have classified this film as an 18 and their Consumer Advice statement for it explains that it is because it "Contains strong sexual violence, sex references and racist language".
Two other films I recommend for fans of Sofie and Mikael are Sofie's first ever film from 1986 The Wolf at the Door ( Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil ) ( Oviri ) and a 2005 film with Mikael in the lead role Springet. Worth a watch!
Copenhagen is the setting once again for this story filmed five years before Sofie and Mikael would work on The Killing 2. There are many moving scenes of guilt, angst, betrayal, deceit and loneliness as the couple's difficulties with friends, work, and with each other are explored.
Some of my favourite scenes involve Claes with the Japanese, Claes being flirted with at the estate agents, Britt and her helping hand duties among others.
Apart from one character, Vivi (Lena Endre seen in the Wallander series and Millenium series) who speaks in Swedish, and a short scene involving Claes taking the mick out of some clients (in English), the film is in Danish with English subtitles.
Particularly impressive is Laura Christensen (The Candidate (2008) (Kandidaten) (Region 2) (Import)) who plays struggling mother Malene who is not really supported very well by her boyfriend Ulrik (played by Carsten Bjørnlund - Major Christian Søgaard - The Killing 2). Look out for a very brief appearance by Stine Prætorius (Louise Raben - The Killing 2) working in Claes's office. One of Denmark's finest actors, Lars Brygmann (Labour minister Troels Höxenhaven - Borgen), appears as Britt's boss.
This is probably the last Danish film I'll see this year (hardly any days left!). Since watching The Killing - Series 1 [DVD] [2010] back in January on BBC4, I have seen a quite a few. I've yet to be disappointed!
Birkkjær also appears in BBC4's 2012 offering Borgen - Series 1 [DVD] starting on 7 January.
Enjoy!
The BBFC have classified this film as an 18 and their Consumer Advice statement for it explains that it is because it "Contains strong sexual violence, sex references and racist language".
Two other films I recommend for fans of Sofie and Mikael are Sofie's first ever film from 1986 The Wolf at the Door ( Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil ) ( Oviri ) and a 2005 film with Mikael in the lead role Springet. Worth a watch!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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A moving, powerful film. Deals with some very challenging issues in a more honest way than a lot of mainstream films have done. Gritty, real and compelling.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Other reviewers have said enough about the plot, but it basically concerns how two parents react after the death of a beloved teenaged daughter.
I found the whole thing convincing, including some of the stupid, illogical things some of the characters did. That is what people do, after all.
The ending wasn't neat, and certainly not particularly happy - but why should it be? Things rarely are in real life, after all.
If there is a weak point, it is probably the inclusion of the Swedish actress Lena Endre. I don't know why, I just don't think she is a particularly good actress, or a massively bad one, yet she seems to pop up everywhere in Scandi films - and in this, she just seemed to be included to broaden the film's interest, making it saleable in the Swedish market.
I found the whole thing convincing, including some of the stupid, illogical things some of the characters did. That is what people do, after all.
The ending wasn't neat, and certainly not particularly happy - but why should it be? Things rarely are in real life, after all.
If there is a weak point, it is probably the inclusion of the Swedish actress Lena Endre. I don't know why, I just don't think she is a particularly good actress, or a massively bad one, yet she seems to pop up everywhere in Scandi films - and in this, she just seemed to be included to broaden the film's interest, making it saleable in the Swedish market.
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Another Danish film..
I came to this film via the actors. As with other Danish films, I found the quality of the filming and the capability of the acting high. Read more
Published 3 months ago by RIH
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