Adams æbler (2005)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer:

Anders Thomas Jensen (writer)

Release Date:

15 April 2005 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest. |

Plot Keywords:

Bible | Book Of Job | Ear Bleeding | Apple Cake | Church

Awards:

15 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Adam's Apples (International: English title)
Adams Äpfel (Germany)
Adams äpplen (Sweden) [sv]
Jablka Adama (Poland) [pl]
Manzanas de Adam, Las (Argentina) (cable TV title) [es]
Mele di Adamo, Le (Italy) [it]
Mila tou Adam, Ta (Greece) [el]
Pommes d'Adam, Les (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violence.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Denmark | Germany

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:16 | USA:R | Denmark:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Fåborg, Fyn, Denmark

Company:

M&M Productions

Quotes:

Khalid: [a lightning goes down in the church, and burns the new oven] God damnit! It was all fresh!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Offscreen (2006)

Soundtrack:

DU VED DET NOK, MIT HJERTE

Typical Anders Thomas Jensen, but he has grown!

Anders Thomas Jensen may be the most interesting danish director/scriptwriter in recent times, and this movie certainly proves it. The neo-nazi Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) is sent to resocialization at a local church with a priest who can't do anything but turn the other cheek. In a religious context he relive the life and destiny of Job who's punished by God. This could very well have been an abstract and far-our movie, however Thomas Jensen has the ability to make it understandable, humorous and very entertaining, while keeping the love and respect of the religious story. He also has the ability to make the audience reflect the content, by providing black humour, quickly followed by caring tragedy. One might not always know why one laughs. Following the success of Blinkende Lygter and the not-so-great De Grønne Slagtere, Thomas Jensen places this story in between, by providing a black comedy with a great mind.