The Art of crying

Kunsten at græde i kor, DK 2006 colour 106 min.
dir:  Peter Schønau Fog
pro: Final Cut Productions
sc: Bo Hr. Hansen
ph: Harald Gunnar Paalgard
mus: Karsten Fundal
ed:  Anne Østerud
cast: Jannik Lorenzen, Jesper Asholt, Hanne Hedelund, Julie Kolbech
dis: Vivarto

 

An 11-year-old boy who is desperate to maintain peace in his explosive homestead and prevent the family business from being stolen out from under his father’s nose blithely commits a series of atrocious acts in director Peter Schønau Fog’s dark family drama. Allan’s father is a psychotic milkman. When the intrusion of a rival family threatens to deepen Allan’s already fathomless woes by plunging his family into financial destitution, the disturbed youngster resorts to morally reprehensible revenge tactics as he begins showing signs of inheriting his father’s madness.

 

Istanbul IFF 2007 – FIPRESCI Prize
Brussels European FF 2007  - Prime TV Prize for Best Film
San Sebastian IFF 2006 – Youth Jury Award – Peter Schønau Fog
Warsaw IFF 2007 – Best Script