In search of a new lifestyle, Johannes and his wife Pernille leave the city and move with their two children to Johannes' childhood town in the country. When Johannes' drunken brother Lars accidently runs over Anna, a local, and plants false evidence pointing at the emigrant Alain, Johannes stands up to defend Alain. But it comes with a price. The town soon reveals its ugly face, as revenge, hatred and xenophobia become the order of the day, turning the life of Johannes and his family into a living nightmare.
| Original title | Fri os fra det onde |
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| Danish title | Fri os fra det onde |
| Director | Ole Bornedal |
| Screenplay | Ole Bornedal |
| Director of Photography | Dan Laustsen |
| Editor | Anders Villadsen |
| Sound | Nino Jacobsen |
| Composer | Stefan Nilsson, Johan Liljedahl |
| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Casting | Karin Jagd |
| Appearance | Lasse Rimmer, Lene Nystrøm, Fanny Bornedal, Jacob August Ottensten |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
| International sales | Bavaria Film International |
| Technical info | 2646 meter, Scope, Dolby digital stereo |
| Danish theatrical release | 03.04.2009 |
| Cinemas | Albertslund Biograferne, Grand, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, Kastrup Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Park Bio, Gentofte Kino, CinemaxX, Empire, Vanløse Bio samt 28 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Thura Film |
| Domestic distribution | Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Ole Bornedal |
| 1st assistant director | Antony Castle |
| 2nd assistant director | Frelle Petersen |
| Continuity | Anne-Marie Ubbe |
| Casting | Karin Jagd |
| Extras coordinator | Henrik Bergqvist |
| Extras coordinator | Andrea Vargera |
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Script |
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| Script | Ole Bornedal |
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Production |
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| Executive producer | Michael Obel |
| Line producer | Tina Winholt |
| Production manager | Maj-Britt Paulmann Dalsgaard |
| Production coordinator | Louise Kjær-Madsen |
| Location manager | Lennart Storgaard |
| Production coordinator: post-production | Charlotte Buch |
| Location scout | Christina Kallan |
| Production coordinator: post-production | Tatjana Obel |
| Co-producer | Hans Lönnerheden |
| Producer's assistant | Marie Lerche Christiansen |
| Producer's assistant | Søs Jakobsen |
| Producer's assistant | Christian Knudsen |
| Production coordinator | Signe Baasch |
| Production director | Gitte Wahl Folmann |
| Production director | Anette Mattsson |
| Head of tecnical unit | Ivan Schmidt |
| Location manager: pre-production | Kenneth Berg |
| P.A. to Ole Bornedal | Lotte Rørbye Aagaard |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Dan Laustsen |
| Steadicam operator | Johan Philips |
| First assistant camera | John Frimann Rasmussen |
| Clapper/loader | Thea Slouborg Andersen |
| Key grip | Henry E. Williams |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Søren Bay |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Henrik Lyngbo |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Claus Rosenløv |
| Key grip: 2. unit | Bo "Bowie" Craner |
| Clapper/loader: 2. unit | Søren Pedersen |
| Lab coordinator | Kent Lethinen |
| Lab coordinator | Kent Lethinen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Per-Anders Jörgensen |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Michael Wils |
| Assistant lighting technician | Abdel Mouna |
| Best boy | Mathias Asger Rasmussen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Allan Rune Køldal |
| Assistant lighting technician: 2. unit | Aske Vesterby Wagner |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Anders Villadsen |
| Editing supervisor | Liv Lynge |
| Assistant editor | Niels Ladefoged |
| Assistant editor | Dan Loghin |
| Editing coordinator | Signe Baasch |
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Music |
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| Composer | Stefan Nilsson |
| Composer | Johan Liljedahl |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Property master | Simone Grau Roney |
| Property master | Jesper Lorents |
| Set dresser | Thomas Abel |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Ole Kofoed |
| Costume on set | Anne Mette Juul |
| Costume assistant: 2. unit | Soraya Alaydrus |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Louise Hauberg Nielsen |
| Makeup artist | Malene Klitte Jensen |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
| SFX makeup | Thomas Foldberg |
| Makeup assistant | Lone Bidstrup Knudsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Nino Jacobsen |
| B-sound designer | Michael Dela |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Claus Nørgaard |
| SFX | Anna Wahl |
| SFX | Hummer Højmark |
| SFX | Christian Kitter |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Thomas Dyg |
| Color timing | Michael Nielsen |
| Colorist | Peter Diemar |
| CGI | Thomas Dyg |
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Stunt |
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| Truck driver stand-in | Jacob Bondo Jespersen |
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Appearance |
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| Johannes | Lasse Rimmer |
| Pernille | Lene Nystrøm |
| Viola | Fanny Bornedal |
| Frederik | Jacob August Ottensten |
| Ingvar | Mogens Pedersen |
| Anna | Lone Lindorff |
| Lars | Jens Andersen |
| Scarlett | Pernille Vallentin |
| Alain | Bojan Navojec |
| Leif Christensen | Kim Kold |
| Roald | Alexandre Willaume-Jantzen |
| Silver | Anders Budde |
| Tonser | Daniel Engstrup |
| Noller | Bob Anders Pedersen |
| Jane | Helle Halsboe |
| Britt | Karin Norrinder |
| Thomsen | Henrik Prip |
| Benny | Andreas Bo Pedersen |
| Sælger i byggemarkedet | Torben Vadstrup |
| Eske | Anders Sandberg |
| Weksjø | Kurt Ravn |
| Presenter | Sonja Richter |
| Nina | Lene Mølgaard |
| Lonni | Jane Albrektsen |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Børsen | 2009-10-26 | |
| Varia | Information | Bent Winther | 2009-04-08 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | 2009-04-08 | |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Birgitte Grue | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Ann Lind Andersen | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Morten Dürr | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Henrik Queitsch | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christian Monggaard | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Palle Schantz Lauridsen | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Metroexpress | Frederik A Vandrup | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Katrine Sommer Boysen | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2009-04-03 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2009-04-03 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2009-04-02 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Michael Bo | 2009-04-02 |
| Interview | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2009-03-30 |
| Artikel | Information | Jonas Varsted Kirkegaard | 2009-03-28 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Lotte Thorsen | 2009-03-28 |
| Artikel | Børsen | Susan Grønbech | 2009-03-24 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2009-03-24 |
| Artikel | Information | Christian Monggaard | 2009-03-21 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Anne Bech-Danielsen | 2009-03-21 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2009-03-20 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2009-03-13 |
| Artikel | BT | Susanne Johansson | 2009-01-22 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Kristian Lindberg | 2008-06-25 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | Esben Christensen | 2008-06-20 |
| Interview | Ekstra Bladet | Esben Christensen | 2008-06-20 |
| Artikel | Metroexpress | 2008-06-06 | |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Ebbe Iversen | 2008-05-22 |
| Artikel | Metroexpress | 2008-05-16 | |
| Artikel | Nyhedsavisen | 2008-05-15 | |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | 2008-04-08 | |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Michael Enggaard | 2007-12-22 |
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