Submarino
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Directed by | Thomas Vinterberg |
Screenplay by | Tobias Lindholm Thomas Vinterberg |
Based on | Submarino by Jonas T. Bengtsson |
Produced by | Morten Kaufmann |
Starring | Jakob Cedergren Peter Plaugborg |
Cinematography | Charlotte Bruus Christensen |
Edited by | Valdís Óskarsdóttir Andri Steinn Guðmundsson |
Music by | Kristian Eidnes Andersen Thomas Blachman |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sandrew Metronome |
Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
Budget | €1.8 million ($2.5 million) |
Box office | $0.816 million[1] |
Submarino is a 2010 Danish
Submarino premiered in the main competition of the
Plot
The story of two brothers who lose track of each other after an unstable childhood until they meet up again in prison is the focus of former Dogme 95 director Thomas Vinterberg's film based on a book by Jonas T. Bengtsson, a Danish novelist celebrated for his unflinching realism. The film's title refers to a method of torture known as ‘submarino’ in which the victim's head is held under water until just before the point of drowning.
Nick and his younger brother have grown up in terrible circumstances: their childhood was marked by poverty, abuse and an alcoholic mother until the family was torn apart by tragedy. Nick is now thirty-three and has just been released from prison. He's a man who knows what he wants: to train hard and drink hard in order to stand up against a hard world. A bodybuilder, he lives in a dilapidated hostel on the outskirts of Copenhagen. His brother is a junkie, a heroin dealer, and a single father for whom only two things count in life: his daily fix and a better life for his six-year-old son, Martin.
The brothers may live separate lives in grim Copenhagen, yet they are somehow searching for each other. What binds them is their mutual struggle for a life worth living. Occasionally their paths cross, but they only really find each other in prison. And that's almost too late for them.
Cast
- Jakob Cedergren as Nick
- Peter Plaugborg as Nick's brother
- Patricia Schumann as Sofie
- Morten Rose as Ivan
- Gustav Fischer Kjærulff as Martin
- Henrik Strube as Jimmy Gule
- Helene Reingaard Neumann as Mona
- Sebastian Bull Sarning as young Nick
- Mads Broe Andersen as young Nick's brother
Production
In June 2008 it was announced that Thomas Vinterberg would adapt Jonas T. Bengtsson's novel which had been well received by the Danish media the year before. Submarino was launched as one of four films on which
Reception
Critical response
Ebbe Iversen rated Submarino four out of six in
Accolades
Submarino was Denmark's candidate for the 2010
Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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Bodil Awards | Best Danish Film | Thomas Vinterberg | Nominated |
Best Actor | Jakob Cedergren | Nominated | |
Peter Plauborg | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Gustav Fischer Kjærulff | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Schumann | Won | |
European Film Awards | Best Actor | Jacob Cedergren | Nominated |
Nordic Council | Nordic Council Film Prize | Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm and Morten Kaufmann | Won |
Robert Awards | Best Film | Morten Kaufmann and Thomas Vinterberg | Nominated |
Best Actor | Jakob Cedergren | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Gustav Fischer Kjærulff | Nominated | |
Peter Plaugborg | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Patricia Schumann | Nominated | |
Best Director | Thomas Vinterberg | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm and Thomas Vinterberg | Nominated | |
Best Cinematography | Charlotte Bruus Christensen | Nominated | |
Best Production Design | Torben Stig Nielsen | Won | |
Best Costumes | Margrethe Rasmussen | Won | |
Best Make-Up | Bjørg Serup | Nominated | |
Best Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir and Andri Steinn Guðmundsson | Nominated | |
Best Sound Design | Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Nominated | |
Best Music | Thomas Blachman and Kristian Eidnes Andersen | Won | |
Best Original Song | Agnes Obel for "Riverside" | Won |
References
- ^ "Submarino (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Danish director Thomas Vinterberg returns to his childhood with The Commune" Globe and Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "60th Berlin International Film Festival: Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- Berlingske Tidende(in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Pham, Annika (12 February 2010). "Interview with Thomas Vinterberg". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Cowie, Peter (19 April 2010). "Berlinale 2010 Co-Production Market – Case Study: Submarino – Diving for Good Stories". Cineuropa. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- Berlingske Tidende(in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2010.
... har Thomas Vinterberg formet sin film som benhård socialrealisme næsten totalt blottet for de glimt af humor, der gør et usselt liv lettere at bære hos førende socialrealister som Ken Loach og Mike Leigh. »Submarino« er hårdere og mere brutal, men bag sin barske facade båret af medfølelse med personerne, og den er først og fremmest skabt med en fuldstændigt frygtindgydende konsekvens, som man ikke har set magen til hos Thomas Vinterberg siden »Festen«.
- ^ Nielsen, Peter (24 March 2010). "Alt kan føres tilbage til begyndelsen". Information (in Danish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
men det, der løfter Submarino til et stort kunstværk, er den symbolske forløsning af det alvorlige stof. Man ser det i den rituelle åbningsscene, og man ser det flere gange undervejs i en stram symbolik, der ledsager og underbygger fortællingen.
- Berlingske Tidende(in Danish). Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (20 October 2010). "Thomas Vinterberg's 'Submarino' Wins Scandinavia's Top Film Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Christensen, Claus (20 December 2010). "Robert forbigår dansk Oscar-kandidat". ekkofilm.dk (in Danish). Filmmagasinet Ekko. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- berlingske.dk(in Danish). Retrieved 21 January 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Danish)
- Submarino at IMDb
- Submarino at Rotten Tomatoes