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.
| Original title | Charmøren |
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| 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 |
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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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| 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 |
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| Direction | Milad Alami |
| Casting | Gro Metha Therp |
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| Screenplay | Milad Alami |
| Screenplay | Ingeborg Topsøe |
| Script development | Christian Gamst Miller-Harris |
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| 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 |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Sophia Olsson |
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| Gaffer | Claus Preis |
| Assistant lighting technician | Sebastian Lyding |
| Best boy | Sebastian Lyding |
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| Editor | Olivia Neergaard-Holm |
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| Composer | Martin Juel Dirkov |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Sabine Hviid |
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| Costume on set | Camilla Nordbjerg |
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| Makeup artist | Camilla Nordbjerg |
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| Sound engineer: post-production | Bo Asdal Andersen |
| Sound recordist | Frank Mølgaard Knudsen |
| B-sound designer: post-production | Thomas Huus |
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| Graphic design | Åsmund Sollihøgda |
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| 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 |
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| 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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