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Film

The Charmer

Milad Alami, Denmark, 2018

102 min.DK/FeatureDrama

Nearly every night, handsome Esmail dons the same suit and heads to the same upscale wine bar, looking to meet and hook up with random women. But Esmail isn’t your typical pickup artist. An Iranian immigrant living in Denmark, he needs to find a Danish partner soon or face deportation. As the clock winds down and pressure mounts, a captivating young woman enters Esmail’s life, threatening to upend his carefully calibrated existence.
Basic information Credits Materials
Original title Charmøren
Danish title Charmøren
Director Milad Alami
Screenplay Milad Alami, Ingeborg Topsøe
Producer Stinna Lassen
Director of Photography Sophia Olsson
Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Composer Martin Juel Dirkov
Production designer Sabine Hviid
Casting Gro Metha Therp
Appearance Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Susan Taslimi, Lars Brygmann
Production country Denmark, Sweden
Domestic distribution Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S, Scanbox Filmudlejning
International sales Alma Cinema
Danish theatrical release 17.05.2018
Cinemas Albertslund Biograferne
Apollon Struer
Biffen Aalborg
Bio 1 & 2 Korsør
Bio Mors, Nykøbing M.
Biograf-Cafeen Vordingborg
Cafe Biografen Odense
Cafe Slotsbio, Hillerød
Empire Bio, København
Fotorama Viborg
Gentofte Kino
Glostrup Bio
Grand Teatret København
Ishøj Bio 1-2-3
Kino 1-2-3 Thisted
Kulturbiografen Frysehuset Holbæk
Lalandia Bio, Rødby
Nicolai Biograf og Café, Kolding
Nordisk Film Biografer Dagmar
Nordisk Film Biografer Lyngby
Nordisk Film Biografer Odense
Nordisk Film Biografer Trøjborg
Nordisk Film Biografer Aalborg
Park Bio København
Reprise Teatret, Holte
Valby Kino
Vester Vov Vov, København
Viften Rødovre
Værløse Bio
Øst for Paradis, Aarhus
Comment Feature debut by Milad Alami. The film premiered at San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2017 and has experienced a warm reception at a dozen of festivals, winning prizes at San Sebastian, Warsaw, Chicago and Lübeck.
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Good Company Films
Co-production Garagefilm International, Film i Väst, Act3, Red Rental, FilmGEAR ApS
With support from New Danish Screen, Svenska Filminstitutet
In collaboration with SVT
Domestic distribution Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S, Scanbox Filmudlejning

Direction

Direction Milad Alami
Casting Gro Metha Therp

Script

Screenplay Milad Alami
Screenplay Ingeborg Topsøe
Script development Christian Gamst Miller-Harris

Production

Producer Stinna Lassen
Co-producer Mimmi Spång
Co-producer Rebecka Lafrenz
Co-producer Tomas Eskilsson
Executive producer Anni Fernandez
Executive producer Vibeke Windeløv
Executive producer Ole Søndberg
Executive producer Olivier Muller
Executive producer Gary Farkas
Executive producer Clément Lepoutre

Cinematography

Cinematographer Sophia Olsson

Electrical dept.

Gaffer Claus Preis
Assistant lighting technician Sebastian Lyding
Best boy Sebastian Lyding

Editing

Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm

Music

Composer Martin Juel Dirkov

Production design

Production designer Sabine Hviid

Wardrobe

Costume on set Camilla Nordbjerg

Makeup

Makeup artist Camilla Nordbjerg

Sound

Sound engineer: post-production Bo Asdal Andersen
Sound recordist Frank Mølgaard Knudsen
B-sound designer: post-production Thomas Huus

Visual effects

Graphic design Åsmund Sollihøgda

Appearance

Esmail Ardalan Esmaili
Sara Soho Rezanejad
Leila Susan Taslimi
Lars Lars Brygmann
Kvinde i Iran Elmira Arikan
Amir Hassan El Sayed
Johanne Stine Fischer Christensen
Liv Amalie Lindegård
Johnny Dan Boie Kratfeldt
Ida Austa Lea Gohr Jespersen
Camilla Laura Allen Müller
Simone Kitt Maiken Mortensen
Konsulent Petrine Agger
Vært Martin Geertz
Anna Mette K. Madsen
Bargæst Morten Hee Andersen
Jamshid Afshin Berehmand
Vært ved persisk fest Saman Bakhtiari
Ung far Thomas Persson
Mand der laver mad Sidi Nour el Idrissi
Dansende kvinde Roya Moghaddas Hoffmeyer
Gammel mand, Iran Muhammed Cangören
Ung mand, Iran Farzam Abdollahi
Fodboldspillende dreng Sina Amiri
Svigerfar, Iran Ekber Mostajeran
Datter, Iran Hasti Mostajeran
Datter, Iran Helya Mostajeran

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Reviews and articles

On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
Type Source Author Date
Artikel Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Enggaard, Michael 2018-12-26
Artikel Information Monggaard, Christian 2018-12-21
Artikel BT Nygaard, Kristian 2018-12-20
Anmeldelse Weekendavisen Green Jensen, Bo 2018-05-18
Anmeldelse Berlingske Tidende Krogsgaard Christensen, Jeppe 2018-05-17
Anmeldelse Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten Frank Rasmussen, Nanna 2018-05-17
Anmeldelse Politiken-Fonden Skotte Christensen, Kim 2018-05-17
Anmeldelse Information Nikolajsen, Lone 2018-05-17
Interview Berlingske Tidende Almbjerg, Sarah Iben 2018-05-17
Interview Børsen Solbjerg, Michael 2018-05-11

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