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Niels Arden Oplev | Denmark | 2014 | 108 min | Danish
It’s 1976 and in a small Danish town, the air is pregnant with music and racing hormones. Martin (14) is on the eve of his first communion. In the middle of this already turbulent time, Martin’s mother suddenly dies. With an over-emotional brother and a completely devastated father, Martin basically faces it all on his own. No wonder that Martin throws himself into his friends, his possible girlfriend and speed walking.
Speed Walking has heartrending moments, but in general the tone is strikingly lively and down-to-earth. That is partly because of the apparently impassive face of the protagonist, Villads Bøye, as well as fine supporting roles by Borgen stars Sidse Babett Knudsen and Pilou Asbæk, and the wonderful art direction and soundtrack. The film also distinguishes itself with its cheerful, matter-of-fact approach to sex; the adolescents are perfectly free to investigate their preferences. They don’t take too much notice of their adult role models, because they really make a mess of things.
Place: The Cinemas 2
Date: 27 March 2015
Time: 21:45
Duration: 2:00
Year in
Festival
2015
Director
Niels Arden Oplev
Camera
Rasmus Videbæk
Cast
Villads Bøye
Frederik Winther Rasmussen
Kraka Donslund Nielsen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Pilou Asbæk
Country
Denmark
Editor
Language
Danish
Length
108 min
Music
Jacob Groth
Producer
Thomas Heinesen
Production Company
Nordisk Film Production A/S
Production Design
Rie Lykke
Sales
TrustNordisk
Scenario
Bo Hr. Hansen
based on a novel by Morten Kirkskov
Sound Design
Peter Schultz
Year of Production
2014
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