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Dark Horse

Dark Horse

20056.81h 40m

Overview

A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

Directed by Dagur Kári
Written by Dagur Kári, Rune Schjøtt
Produced by Birgitte Skov, Morten Kaufmann
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Top Cast

Jakob Cedergren

Jakob Cedergren

Daniel

Nicolas Bro

Nicolas Bro

Morfar

Tilly Scott Pedersen

Tilly Scott Pedersen

Franc

Morten Suurballe

Morten Suurballe

Dommeren

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Gunvor

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Tejs

Anders Hove

Anders Hove

Herluf C

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Allan Simonsen

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Søvnforsker Arne

Michelle Bjørn-Andersen

Michelle Bjørn-Andersen

Dommerens kone

Themes & Keywords

friendshipnew lovecopenhagen, denmarkparent child relationshipsocietyloserlone wolfbakerybest friendfalling in lovedrugsreferee

About Dark Horse

Dark Horse is a comedy, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of friendship, new love, copenhagen, denmark, parent child relationship, society, loser. Directed by Dagur Kári, it stars Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro, Tilly Scott Pedersen. A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.

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