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Overview

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Writer:
Anders Thomas Jensen (writer)
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Release Date:
15 April 2005 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
18 wins & 11 nominations more
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A Nutshell Review: Adam's Apples more (35 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ulrich Thomsen ... Adam Pedersen

Mads Mikkelsen ... Ivan
Nicolas Bro ... Gunnar

Paprika Steen ... Sarah Svendsen

Ali Kazim ... Khalid
Ole Thestrup ... Dr. Kolberg

Nikolaj Lie Kaas ... Holger
Gyrd Løfquist ... Poul Nordkap
Lars Ranthe ... Esben
Peter Reichhardt ... Nalle
Tomas Villum Jensen ... Arne
Peter Lambert ... Jørgen
Solvej K. Christensen ... Pige på tankstation
Rasmus Rise Michaelsen ... Ung fyr på tankstation #1
Jacob-Ole Remming ... Ung fyr på tankstation #2 (as Jacob Ole Remming)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Adam's Apples (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Adams Äpfel (Germany)
Adam's Apples (France) [fr]
Adams äpplen (Sweden) [sv]
Entre o Bem e o Mau (Brazil) (DVD title) [pt]
Jablka Adama (Poland) [pl]
Las manzanas de Adam (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Le mele di Adamo (Italy) [it]
Les pommes d'Adam (France) (TV title) [fr]
Ta mila tou Adam (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
Runtime:
94 min
Country:
Denmark | Germany
Language:
Danish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
Fåborg, Fyn, Denmark

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Ivan: So, what do you want to do?
Adam Pedersen: [ironically] I wanna bake an apple pie.
Ivan: [seriously] Okay, you'll bake an apple pie! That's your task.
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Movie Connections:
References The Birds (1963) more
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How Deep Is Your Love more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A Nutshell Review: Adam's Apples, 31 July 2006
7/10
Author: DICK STEEL from Singapore

The premise of this movie seemed simple enough, about Neo Nazi called Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) being sentenced to community service at a church. A priest, Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen), informs Adam that in order to complete his hours of service, he must have a goal in mind. And that goal actually turned out unexpectedly, as a passing remark, to be as banal as baking an apple pie, with apples found in the apple tree grown on the church's premises.

Written and directed by Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen, Adam's Apples is a black comedy about God and the mysterious ways in which He works. Sometimes He does things in an indirect manner, in order for you to explore and find out exactly what He wants you to do. Or He might intent to pose some challenges in order to shake you up, or have a sublime message in which you are to learn from.

Adam didn't have it easy, as in his opinion, it is as if God was punishing him by making things extremely difficult. Weird stuff kept happening with nary a warning, like having crows infest the tree and eating away at the apples, or by having worms invade from within. All these clue Adam that perhaps he wasn't meant to finish serving his time as soon as possible, but rather has to find meaning in the extended period of time of him being at the church.

The story actually got more interesting when the audience is introduced to the host of quirky characters who seek refuge at the grounds, such as Khalid (Ali Kazim) the Pakistani with a thing for robbing petrol kiosks, and Gunnar (Nicolas Bro), the fat kleptomaniac. And the plot actually allowed more to ponder upon, with the Bible playing a key plot device with its reference to the Book of Job - is there a modern biblical reference to Ivan, or is he living one himself?

But no worries about this portion of the plot getting too stifling for comfort. While it actually had a really dead serious mood throughout, there is plenty of comedy delivered, which came at times, fast and furious, but yet still maintained that deadpan feel, as if these comedic situations happened as "a matter of fact"-ly. Certain (violent) scenes stood out and made you think about how those shots were actually achieved.

Watching the movie actually made me wonder about the existence of an omnipotent being, and actually had this uncanny feel good factor about it at the end. If you're up for some unconventional fare, then this nominee for this year's Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film might just be your cup of tea.

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