Synopse
Bouncer Svend (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is traumatised by his parents’ unhappy marriage and feels himself torn between his mother and his alcoholic, tyrannical father. It is with horror that Svend begins to recognize similarities to his father’s behaviour in the way he treats his girlfriend, Lizzie (Iben Hjejle). If he is to have a chance with Lizzie, he must first straighten out his relationship to his parents... Jesper W. Nielsen’s disturbing drama shows the desperate attempts of a young man to control his chaotic emotions.
Regie
Jesper W. Nielsen (*1962) became known in 2009 in Germany through the TV series Der Pakt. The Day Will Come is his first feature film for eight years.
Info
Original Title: Manden bag døren
International Title: The Bouncer
Category: Feature
Section: Hauptprogramm
Version & Subtitles: Danish OV
Director: Jesper W. Nielsen
Screenplay: Anker Li, Jesper W. Nielsen
Cast/Protagonists: Nicolai Coster Waldau, Iben Hjejle, Per Oscarsson, Rita Angela
Production country: Sweden, Denmark
Year of Production: 2003
Length: 97 min
Producer: Peter Bech, Christian E. Christiansen
Production company: Angel Films A/S
Cinematography: Erik Zappon
Editor: Morten Giese
Music: Halfdan E
Production Design: Rasmus Balslev-Olesen
World Sales: Angel Films A/S
