Synopsis
A black comedy featuring two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil.
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Cast
- Nikolaj Lie KaasBjarne / Eigil
- Mads MikkelsenSvend
- Line KruseAstrid
- Nicolas BroHus Hans
- Aksel ErhardtsenVillumsen
- Bodil JørgensenTina
- Ole ThestrupHolger
- Lily WeidingJuhl
- Camilla BendixBeate
- Tomas Villum JensenHåndværker
- 80
L.A. Weekly
While the acting is top-notch, the real star of the film is the script. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Mikkelsen and Kaas are up to the demands of their roles, revealing impressive range and skill. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Pitch-perfect performances bring it all home, particularly that of Danish leading man Mikkelsen. - 70
Washington Post
Jensen's tone is admirably dry, and the film offers its pleasures through small, writerly details. - 50
Variety
Will be either a turn-on or turn-off, depending on one's sense of humor. - 50
Village Voice
The two leads capably humanize an overdetermined screenplay that often fumbles with bludgeoning symbolism and rank sentimentality. - 50
Washington Post
It's the sick humor that's most appealing about this odd little Danish film. - 50
The New York Times
A movie in search of a theme. Svend and Bjarne aren't bad or uninteresting characters, and certainly the two talented actors playing them are inherently watchable. But there's too little meat on these bones.