Manslaughter (2005 film)

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Manslaughter
Drabet poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Per Fly
Written by
Produced byIb Tardini
Starring
Cinematography Harald Paalgard
Edited byMorten Giese
Music by Halfdan E
Distributed by Nordisk Film
Release date
  • August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)
Running time
100 min
Country Denmark
LanguageDanish

Manslaughter (Danish : Drabet) is a 2005 Danish drama film written and directed by Per Fly. The film stars Jesper Christensen, Beate Bille and Pernilla August as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich.

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Manslaughter won the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2005, multiple awards at the 2006 Bodil Awards  — including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Supporting actress — as well as being nominated for several other major film awards. Beate Bille also received a Shooting Star Award at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film. [1]

The film is part of a trilogy by Fly about the Danish society. Bænken is about the underclass, Arven about the upper class and Manslaughter about the middle class.

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References

  1. "Danish films at Berlin Kinderfilmfest – and Shooting Star". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-05-20.