Holiday (2018 film)
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Directed by | Isabella Eklöf |
Written by | Johanne Algren Isabella Eklöf |
Produced by | David B. Sørensen |
Starring | Victoria Carmen Sonne |
Cinematography | Nadim Carlsen |
Edited by | Olivia Neergaard-Holm |
Music by | Martin Dirkov |
Distributed by | Reel Pictures |
Release dates |
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Countries | Denmark Netherlands Sweden |
Language | Danish |
Box office | $2,671[1] |
Holiday is a 2018 internationally co-produced
Plot
Michael is a
Alone, Sascha visits the nearby harbour where she spots the Dutch flag on one of the boats and realizes it must be Tomas'. She joins the two Dutch men on the boat for drinks when Michael happens upon them. Jealous, Michael introduces himself as Sascha's employer and boards the boat to join the small party. Tomas speaks about how he left his house for the boat and how it helped his "soul"; Michael is skeptical about this story and suggests Tomas is looking for sex. When Michael and Sascha walk home, Michael interrogates her about how she knows Tomas and how many times they have met. At the house, Michael finds Tomas on Sascha's phone contact list and calls him, inviting him for steaks on the pretense that Michael wants to consult Tomas about buying a boat. The three have dinner and go into the house, where Michael questions Tomas further on his sexual interest in Sascha. When Tomas indicates he has none, Michael tells him that is best and orders him out of the house, under threat of harm.
Sascha visits Tomas' boat once again, with bruises around her neck. Tomas realizes Michael is abusive, but accidentally falls over into his boat. Annoyed, he tells her she and her friends will all be dead or in prison in a few years and he will not be taking her away on his boat. During Tomas' rant, Sascha snaps, picks up a glass jug and hits Tomas over the head with it, killing him. She then throws the jug into the sea. She stops by the
Cast
- Victoria Carmen Sonne as Sascha
- Lai Yde as Michael
- Thijs Römer as Tomas
- Yuval Segal as Bobby
- Bo Brønnum as Bo
- Adam Ild Rohweder as Musse
- Morten Hemmingsen as Jens
- Mill Jober as Maria
- Laura Kjær as Tanja
- Stanislav Sevcik as Karsten
- Saxe Rankenberg Frey as Emil
- Michiel de Jong as Frederik
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 78% based on reviews from 36 critics. The site's critical consensus reads, "Holiday is challenging, but filmgoers interested in taboo-testing cinema should find this one picture whose provocations are justified by a genuinely meaningful story."[3]
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
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Bodil Awards | 2 March 2019 | Best Danish Film | Won | [4] | |
Best Actress
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Victoria Carmen Sonne | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lai Yde Holgaard | Won | |||
Best Cinematographer | Nadim Carlsen | Won | |||
Fantastic Fest | September 2018 | Next Wave Best Picture | Isabella Eklöf | Won | [5] |
Next Wave Best Director | Won |
References
- ^ "Holiday (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
- ^ "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup". Variety. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Holiday (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Wind-Friis, Lea (2 March 2019). "Voldtægtsfilm af debutant blev den store vinder til Bodil-festen". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "FANTASTIC FEST 2018 ANNOUNCES THE FANTASTIC FEST AWARDS". Fantastic Fest. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Holiday at IMDb
- Holiday at Metacritic
- Holiday at Rotten Tomatoes