45-year-old Kristian, otherwise known as Kesse, is a third generation fisherman who lives in the small and windblown town of Hirtshals, in northern Jutland. Times are changing and new fishery policies are pressuring the local fishermen. As a result Kesse is desperately struggling to keep his heads above water and the creditors at bay. He is forced to find more notorious ways of making ends meet, which in turn leads him to meet the female marine biologist Gerd, from Copenhagen. Despite obvious differences, they fall head over heels in love with each other and Kesse is suddenly faced with the difficult choice of whether to continue fighting for the life he knows so well, or to start anew.
| Original title | Klumpfisken |
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| Danish title | Klumpfisken |
| Director | Søren Balle |
| Screenplay | Søren Balle, Lærke Sanderhoff |
| Based on | Spillefilmen "Klumpfisken" er en adaption af teaterstykket af samme navn, som vandt en Reumert i 2009. |
| Producer | Claudia Siesbye Halsted |
| Director of Photography | Martin Munch |
| Editor | Peter Winther |
| Sound | Frank Mølgaard Knudsen, Alex Pavlovic |
| Composer | Flemming Nordkrog |
| Production designer | Dorte Knirke Madelung |
| Appearance | Henrik Birch, Susanne Storm, Lars Topp Thomsen, Jacob Hauberg Lohmann |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish |
| Domestic distribution | SF Film A/S |
| International sales | LevelK |
| Technical info | Dolby 5.1 |
| Danish theatrical release | 06.03.2014 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Grand, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Park Bio, Gentofte Kino, Kinopalæet (Lyngby), Falkoner samt 42 biografer i provinsen |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Film Maker Aps |
| With support from | New Danish Screen, Fænø Lighthouse Projects |
| Domestic distribution | SF Film A/S |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Søren Balle |
| Assistant director | Jeanette Nordahl |
| Continuity | Jeanette Nordahl |
| Dialogue director | Ole Nørgaard |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Søren Balle |
| Screenplay | Lærke Sanderhoff |
| Script consultant | Nikolaj Scherfig |
| Script consultant | Lars C. Detlefsen |
| Script consultant | C.C. Holst |
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Production |
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| Producer | Claudia Siesbye Halsted |
| Production manager | Anna Tolnov |
| Producer's assistant | Victor Rocha da Cunha |
| Location scout: pre-production | Finn Richardt |
| Unit manager | Jesper Grüner |
| Post-producton coordinator | Stine Marie M. Nielsen |
| Post-producton coordinator | Sandra Emilie Doig |
| Production assistant | Thomas Lindqvist Winther-Schmidt |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Martin Munch |
| First assistant camera | Gitte Gammelgaard |
| Camera assistant | Niklas Herskind |
| Underwater cinematographer | Jesper Kikkenborg |
| DIT | Andreas Weis |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Bibi Berge |
| Stills | Martin Dam Kristensen |
| Stills | Helene Mogensen De Monlèon |
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| Gaffer | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Tue Bengtsson |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Peter Winther |
| Editing supervisor | Camilla Skousen |
| Editing supervisor | Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen |
| Editing supervisor | Eva Mulvad |
| Assistant editor | Mark Balstrup |
| Trailer editor | Gregers Dohn |
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Music |
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| Composer | Flemming Nordkrog |
| Title song | Allan Olsen |
| Music supervisor | Peter Albrechtsen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Dorte Knirke Madelung |
| Assistant production designer | Louise Rathje |
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Wardrobe |
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| Stylist | Katrine Stein Brock |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Katrine Stein Brock |
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Sound |
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| Sound recordist | Frank Mølgaard Knudsen |
| Sound designer | Frank Mølgaard Knudsen |
| Sound designer | Alex Pavlovic |
| Boom operator | Kjetil Mørk |
| Boom operator | Hamid Alamizadeh |
| Boom operator | Lars Halvorsen |
| Foley artist | Martin Langenbach |
| Foley mixer | Christoph Wieczorek |
| Sound mixer | Frank Mølgaard Knudsen |
| Sound mixer | Alex Pavlovic |
| Sound assistant | Bo Asdal Andersen |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Katrine Stein Brock |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Lasse Marcussen |
| Conforming | Bjørn Munch |
| VFX | Bjørn Munch |
| Digital intermediate | Andreas Rostock |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Stig Günther |
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Appearance |
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| Kesse | Henrik Birch |
| Gerd | Susanne Storm |
| Lille Lars | Lars Topp Thomsen |
| Carsten | Jacob Hauberg Lohmann |
| Sorte | Mikkel Vadsholt |
| Pia | Lone Rødbroe |
| Ole | Allan Helge Jensen |
| Lisbeth | Hanne Laursen |
| Inga | Jytte Kvinesdal |
| Kjeld | Ole Sørensen |
| Henning | Kresten Andersen |
| Poul | Michael Derlev Harbo |
| Preben | Lars Ditlev Johansen |
| Yngre fiskerikontrollør | Martin Ringsmose |
| Ældre fiskerikontrollør | Bjarne Eilers |
| Togkonduktør | Jørgen Bing |
| Alf | Alf Gundersen |
| Boxer | Per Kristensen |
| Jolle | Kjeld "Jolle" Kristensen |
| Truckfører | Normann Jensen |
| Svømmelærer | Lotte Storgaard |
| Benny | John "Gumbas" Jensen |
| Bartender | Katrine Stein Brock |
| Læge | Melissa Pedersen |
| Leder på fiskefabrik | Tine Ketilsson |
| Medarbejder på fiskefabrik | Keld Hahn |
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Reviews and articles
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2017-09-16 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2015-05-31 |
| Interview | Kristeligt Dagblad | Mette Goddiksen | 2014-03-12 |
| Interview | Information | Anita Brask Rasmussen | 2014-03-10 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Bo Green Jensen | 2014-03-07 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Louise Kidde Sauntved | 2014-03-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Henrik Queitsch | 2014-03-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christian Monggaard | 2014-03-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Eva Zierau | 2014-03-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Nanna Frank Rasmussen | 2014-03-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Sophie Engberg Sonne | 2014-03-06 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2014-03-06 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Signe Haahr Lindegaard | 2014-03-05 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Keyvan Bamdej | 2014-02-28 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Maria Juel Glasius | 2013-06-19 |
| Varia | Ekstra Bladet | 2013-05-16 | |
| Varia | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2013-05-16 |
| Artikel | Kristeligt Dagblad | 2013-05-15 | |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Politiken | 2013-04-04 |
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