Directed by:
Jacob ThuesenScreenplay:
Lars von TrierCinematography:
Sebastian BlenkovComposer:
Vincent D'HondtCast:
Jonatan Spang, David Dencik, Carl Martin Norén, Therese Damsgaard, Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt, Line Bie Rosenstjerne, Malin Brolin-Tani, Søren Pilmark (more)Plots(1)
Erik Nietzsche is an intelligent but in many ways inexperienced shy young man who is convinced that he wants to be a film director. In the late 1970s Erik is accepted by the Danish National Film School where he enters a world of angry unhelpful tutors, weird fellow students and unwritten rules. It is both an exhilarating and angst-provoking period and Erik feels increasingly like a foreigner in the film industry. Frequently, he is merely an observer of the absurdities that surround him. He encounters trade union disputes, falls in love and experiences self–assured empowered women who refuse to make a commitment. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jonatan Spang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/314/161314684_0fcfdf.jpg)
Jonatan Spang
Denmark
Best movies:
After the Wedding (2006)
Over the Edge (2012)
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
![David Dencik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/233/161233140_4749f1.jpg)
David Dencik
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
![Carl Martin Norén](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/785/160785082_046e14.jpg)
Carl Martin Norén
Best movies:
![Therese Damsgaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/554/161554855_2822ed.jpg)
Therese Damsgaard
Denmark
Best movies:
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
What We Become (2015)
My Sisters Kids in Egypt (2004)
![Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/191/161191457_8923bf.jpg)
Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt
Denmark
Best movies:
Nothing's All Bad (2010)
A Second Chance (2014)
Long Story Short (2015)
![Line Bie Rosenstjerne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/771/160771520_578fae.jpg)
Line Bie Rosenstjerne
Denmark
Best movies:
![Malin Brolin-Tani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/771/160771554_aa1e56.jpg)
Malin Brolin-Tani
Denmark
Best movies:
Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past (2011)
White Night (2007)
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1 (2007)
![Søren Pilmark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/191/161191548_a9fb31.jpg)
Søren Pilmark
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Aftermath (2004)
![Søren Malling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/981/165981418_f6bf7a.jpg)
Søren Malling
Denmark
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Wallander (2008) (series)
1864 - Brødre i krig (2014)
![Dejan Čukić](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/439/165439478_d0ed8e.jpg)
Dejan Čukić
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
The Trap (2007)
Original (2009)
Stockholm Stories (2013)
![Troels Lyby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/118/161118774_41be47.jpg)
Troels Lyby
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Before the Storm (2000)
Accused (2005)
![Lars von Trier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/845/161845003_9419c9.jpg)
Lars von Trier
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Europa (1991)
The Idiots (1998)
![Jens Albinus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/657/161657492_77a424.jpg)
Jens Albinus
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
The Idiots (1998)
![Bodil Jørgensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361122_b329cd.jpg)
Bodil Jørgensen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Troubled Water (2008)
In a Better World (2010)
![Nikolaj Coster-Waldau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/415/161415153_2cc8c7.jpg)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Denmark
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Headhunters (2011)
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2007)
![Ole Lemmeke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/191/161191547_3c4eb1.jpg)
Ole Lemmeke
Denmark
Best movies:
Clash of Egos (2006)
A Fortunate Man (2018)
White Night (2007)
![Peter Hesse Overgaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092554_1920e6.jpg)
Peter Hesse Overgaard
Denmark
Best movies:
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Terribly Happy (2008)
The Touch (1992)
Morten Eisner
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
A Second Chance (2014)
Accused (2005)
![Martin Greis-Rosenthal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/905/162905617_3ac008.png)
Martin Greis-Rosenthal
Denmark
Best movies:
Another Round (2020)
April 9th (2015)
Itsi Bitsi (2014)
Anders Nyborg
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Hold My Heart (2002)