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Holiday

Holiday

20185.41h 30m

Overview

Sascha, the young and beautiful trophy girlfriend of a Danish drug lord, arrives at his holiday villa in the seaside town of Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera, where she is welcomed into his inner circle. Under the summer sun, she lives a carefree dream of luxury and fun until she meets Tomas, a Dutch traveler trying to discover himself.

Directed by Isabella Eklöf
Written by Isabella Eklöf, Johanne Algren
Produced by David B. Sørensen
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Top Cast

Vic Carmen Sonne

Vic Carmen Sonne

Sascha

Lai Yde

Lai Yde

Michael

Thijs Römer

Thijs Römer

Tomas

Yuval Segal

Yuval Segal

Bobby

Bo Brønnum

Bo Brønnum

Bo

Adam Ild Rohweder

Adam Ild Rohweder

Musse

Morten Hemmingsen

Morten Hemmingsen

Jens

M

Mill Jober

Maria

Laura Kjær

Laura Kjær

Tanja

Stanislav Sevcik

Stanislav Sevcik

Karsten

Themes & Keywords

drug smugglingblack humorturkeydrug lordfamily holidayphysical abuseduringcreditsstingerwoman directorsummer holidayseaside villagetoxic relationshipturkish riviera

About Holiday

Holiday is a drama, crime film released in 2018 exploring themes of drug smuggling, black humor, turkey, drug lord, family holiday, physical abuse. Directed by Isabella Eklöf, it stars Vic Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde, Thijs Römer. Sascha, the young and beautiful trophy girlfriend of a Danish drug lord, arrives at his holiday villa in the seaside town of Bodrum, on the Turkish Riviera, where she is welcomed into his inner circle. Under the summer sun, she lives a carefree dream of luxury and fun until she meets Tomas, a Dutch traveler trying to discover himself.

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