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A Prophet
Why this pick
This is another unsentimental crime-world immersion: a vulnerable man learns to survive shifting loyalties and brutal power structures without glamorising the cost.
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MOVIE1996 1h 45m DNK
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The film begins in Copenhagen with a low-level drug dealer Frank (Kim Bodnia) going to a heroin deal with his sidekick Tonny (Mads Mikkelsen). The pair only manage to sell some of their product, and then waste time about town. Frank then visits his friend Vic (Laura Drasbæk), a prostitution who holds some of Frank's stash for a fee. Vic wants to have a serious relationship with Frank, but Frank prefers to keep it purely casual.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Laura Drasbæk
Vic
Peter Andersson
Hasse
Thomas Bo Larsen
Junkie
Lars Bom
Uro'er
Gordon Kennedy
Anders
Kim Bodnia
Frank
Mads Mikkelsen
Tonny
Jesper Lohmann
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