UK / Denmark / Sweden / France,
2002, 105 min
Directed by:
Lone ScherfigCinematography:
Jørgen JohanssonComposer:
Joachim HolbekCast:
Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, Julia Davis, Susan Vidler, Gordon Brown, Claire Ross-Brown, John Yule (more)Plots(1)
The suicidal Wilbur and his good-hearted big brother Harbour are left with a second-hand bookshop. A shy and intense woman, Alice, enters their lives and they become inseparable. But Harbour carries a deep secret that threatens to surface. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2003 - Adrian Rawlins (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
- 2003 - Shirley Henderson (Best Supporting Actor / Actress)
- 2003 - Jamie Sives (Most Promising Newcomer)
- 2003 - Anders Thomas Jensen, Lone Scherfig (Best Screenplay)
European Film Awards
- 2003 - Jamie Sives (People's Choice Award Best Actor)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2003 - Sisse Graum Jørgensen (Best Danish Film)
- 2003 - Lone Scherfig (Best Director)
- 2003 - Adrian Rawlins (Best Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 2003 - Jørgen Johansson (Best Cinematography)
- 2003 - Jette Lehmann (Best Production Design)
- 2003 - Françoise Nicolet (Best Costume Design)
- 2003 - Tine Buch (Best Make-Up)