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Flickering Lights

Flickering Lights

20007.11h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
Written by Anders Thomas Jensen, Benedicte Rosenkrantz, Peter Gren Larsen
Produced by Kim Magnusson, Michael Bille Frandsen, Tivi Magnusson
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Top Cast

Søren Pilmark

Søren Pilmark

Torkild

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Peter

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Arne

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Stefan

Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Hanne

Iben Hjejle

Iben Hjejle

Therese

Frits Helmuth

Frits Helmuth

Carl

Ole Thestrup

Ole Thestrup

Alfred

Peter Andersson

Peter Andersson

Færingen

Niels Anders Thorn

Niels Anders Thorn

William

Themes & Keywords

denmarkgangsterdrug addictionrestaurantmale friendshipblack humorchildhood traumafriendship braceletburglarydoctorchildhood friends

About Flickering Lights

Flickering Lights is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2000 exploring themes of denmark, gangster, drug addiction, restaurant, male friendship, black humor. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, it stars Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen. 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.

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