Danish releases January-February

NEW RELEASES. January sees the release of the Peter Gantzler's feature film debut, the drama "Boy", February brings three features: Esben Toft Jacobsen's "The Great Bear", "All for One" and "A Family".

JANUARY

Boy

Director Peter Gantzler / feature film debut
Danish release 27.01.2011
Production Melek Caglar for Strange Day Productions
International Sales Strange Day Productions / m@caglarfilm.dk  
Category Drama

At his summer job, Christian, an 18-year-old highschool graduate is seduced by an older woman, and drawn into a world of sensuality.
Factsheet for Dreng

FEBRUARY

The Great Bear

Director Esben Toft Jacobsen / feature film debut
Danish release 10.02.2011
Production Petter Lindblad for Copenhagen Bombay
International Sales  Copenhagen Bombay / copenhagenbombay.com
Category Family entertainment / 3D Animation

A story about a boy and his sister on holiday with their grandfather. When kid sister Sophie is kidnapped by a giant bear, Jonathan must seek deep into the forest to find her.
Factsheet for The Great Bear

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Read interview wth Pernille Fischer Christensen: Family Entanglements from FILM#68.

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All for One

Director Rasmus Heide
Danish release 10.02.2011
Production Ronnie Fridthjof for Fridthjof Film
International Sales Fridthjof Film / f-film.com
Category Action comedy 

A Danish »Ocean's Eleven« comedy. Four rogues, best friends as kids, have one big problem: Martin is a policeman, while Nikolaj, Ralf, and Timo can't distinguish between what's yours, what's mine, whether it's flash cars or girls.
Factsheet for All for One

A Family

Director Pernille Fischer Christensen
Danish release 24.02.2011
Production Vinca Wiedemann for Zentropa
International Sales TrustNordisk / trustnordisk.com
Category Drama 

About to take up her dream career and move to New York with her partner, Ditte must choose between love and obligation. She faces a dilemma when her father turns ill and wishes to pass his successful heritage bakery to his daughter. A winning film at Berlin and Los Angeles festivals in 2010.
Factsheet for A Family