King's game
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King's Game is a 2004
Danish
film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, and Nicolas Bro
as reporters uncovering a Government conspiracy. The film received critical praise and won many awards.
Produced by Nimbus Film
, King's Game was originally a book written by former parliamentary press officer Niels Krause Kjær.
Ulrik is determined to get to the truth behind the lies that drive Kjeldsen's vulnerable husband to suicide. Tracing the misinformation to its source, he reveals what he knows to his editor and the paper's owner who turns out to be an old college friend of Dreier's. Both close ranks and Torp is fired. Torp tries to confront Dreier over what he knows to be a cover-up of the death of the leader Aksel Brunn who is reported as being still on life support though sources tell him the man was "brain dead from day one". Even Brunn's 22-year-old son is paid out to back Dreier's stalling. But Dreier dismisses Torp as an enemployed malcontent. Finally, by joining forces with a left-wing stringer
, Henrik Moll (Nicolas Bro), Torp succeeds in exposing the plot and Dreier on national television. The effects last only a short time before Dreier's contacts and influence push him on a wave to the top.
is Erik Dreier, Nastja Arcel is Lone Kjeldsen, Nicolas Bro is Henrik Moll, Lars Mikkelsen is Peter Schou and Lars Brygmann is Kjeldsen's doomed husband, Mads.
. It was the first film released on the Digital Screen Network DSN, supported by the UK Film Council
run by Arts Alliance Digital Cinema and was digitally projected on screens across the country. The intention of the DSN is that this will make it easier to show independent films in the UK as the distribution will be through electronic means rather than the transfer of physical film reels.
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
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Denmark
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film directed by Nikolaj Arcel. It stars Anders W. Berthelsen, and Nicolas Bro
Nicolas Bro
Nicolas Bro is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark.He has grown up in the family of actors – mother is Danish actress Helle Hertz and father is an actor Christoffer Bro....
as reporters uncovering a Government conspiracy. The film received critical praise and won many awards.
Produced by Nimbus Film
Nimbus Film
Nimbus Film is Denmark's third largest film production company.Nimbus Film has to date produced more than 30 feature films and many shorts and documentaries....
, King's Game was originally a book written by former parliamentary press officer Niels Krause Kjær.
Plot
Eleven days before the parliamentary election, the Centre Party's main candidate, who is about to become the next Danish Prime Minister and his wife have a car accident. His situation is critical and nobody knows if he will survive. Even his wife, who is also hospitalised, is not informed. The next day, Torp is assigned to cover the election. Quickly, he is drawn into the internal power struggle in the Centre Party where two very different politicians, Erik Dreyer and Lone Kjeldsen, show interest in gaining power and potentially becoming the next Prime Minister. Torp, the son of a previous justice minister, writes his first front-page story after a tip-off from the Centre Party press coordinator, Peter Schou. The story turns out to be "planted spin" in order to damage Lone Kjeldsen (Nastja Arcel) to allow the advantage to Dreier who benefits from her lost credibility.Ulrik is determined to get to the truth behind the lies that drive Kjeldsen's vulnerable husband to suicide. Tracing the misinformation to its source, he reveals what he knows to his editor and the paper's owner who turns out to be an old college friend of Dreier's. Both close ranks and Torp is fired. Torp tries to confront Dreier over what he knows to be a cover-up of the death of the leader Aksel Brunn who is reported as being still on life support though sources tell him the man was "brain dead from day one". Even Brunn's 22-year-old son is paid out to back Dreier's stalling. But Dreier dismisses Torp as an enemployed malcontent. Finally, by joining forces with a left-wing stringer
Stringer (journalism)
In journalism, a stringer is a type of freelance journalist or photographer who contributes reports or photos to a news organization on an ongoing basis but is paid individually for each piece of published or broadcast work....
, Henrik Moll (Nicolas Bro), Torp succeeds in exposing the plot and Dreier on national television. The effects last only a short time before Dreier's contacts and influence push him on a wave to the top.
Cast
Anders W. Bertelsen is Ulrik Torp, Søren PilmarkSøren Pilmark
Søren Pilmark is a Danish actor.With Natasja Crone Back, he is notable for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in a seemingly endless string of rhyming couplets....
is Erik Dreier, Nastja Arcel is Lone Kjeldsen, Nicolas Bro is Henrik Moll, Lars Mikkelsen is Peter Schou and Lars Brygmann is Kjeldsen's doomed husband, Mads.
Distribution
King's Game was released in the UK in 2005 by Dogwoof PicturesDogwoof pictures
-History:Dogwoof was founded in 2004 by Andy Whittaker and Anna Godas, and originally concentrated on foreign films, including such titles as Don’t Move, Fateless, El Lobo, and Esma’s Secret...
. It was the first film released on the Digital Screen Network DSN, supported by the UK Film Council
UK Film Council
The UK Film Council was set up in 2000 by the Labour Government as a non-departmental public body to develop and promote the film industry in the UK. It was constituted as a private company limited by guarantee governed by a board of 15 directors and was funded through sources including the...
run by Arts Alliance Digital Cinema and was digitally projected on screens across the country. The intention of the DSN is that this will make it easier to show independent films in the UK as the distribution will be through electronic means rather than the transfer of physical film reels.