A contemporary, poetic comedy about two drifters, Scottish Sofie and her Danish friend, Marie. Persuaded to be a surrogate mother so that the Earl of Brikling Hall can have his heir, Marie finds herself in a rundown car mechanic's garage in Glasgow, where she is in pursuit of Sofie's former partner. But three men have sinister designs on her money and the man she falls in love with is not who he pretends to be. In this dramatic, witty and moving story of a woman in chaos, Marie has one aim in sight; she wants to abort, but some children just won't take no for an answer.
| Original title | Skagerrak |
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| Danish title | Skagerrak |
| Director | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Screenplay | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Producer | Lars Bredo Rahbek, Bo Ehrhardt |
| Director of Photography | Eric Kress |
| Editor | Valdís Óskarsdóttir |
| Sound | Hans Møller |
| Composer | Jacob Groth |
| Production designer | Anders Engelbrecht, Mette Rio |
| Casting | Leo Davis |
| Appearance | Iben Hjejle, Bronagh Gallagher, Martin Henderson, Ewen Bremner |
| Production country | Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 2910 meter, 35 mm, Cinemascope, color, Dolby digital stereo |
| Danish theatrical release | 14.03.2003 |
| Cinemas | Palads, Palladium, Albertslund Biograferne, Grand, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Gentofte Kino, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby) samt 29 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | 60 / 40 støtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Nimbus Film |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Director: 2. unit | Birger Larsen |
| 1st assistant director: 2. unit | Mia Marie Borup |
| Casting | Leo Davis |
| Casting assistant | Melissa Holm |
| Casting: extras, Sweden | Susanna Lenken |
| 1st assistant director | David Gilchrist |
| 2nd assistant director | Michael Queen |
| 3rd assistant director | Martina Eriksdotter |
| 3rd assistant director | Marissa Carrara |
| Continuity | Ruth McCance |
| Continuity | Lucy Enfield |
| Continuity | Janis Watt |
| Continuity | Magdalena Johansson |
| Assistant | Lena Paaske |
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Script |
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| Script | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Script | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Dialogue | Ruth McCance |
| Script consultant | Mogens Rukov |
| Storyboard | Mick Jensen |
| Translation | Lars Kjædegaard |
| Translation: Danish-American English | Marsha Henriksen |
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Production |
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| Producer | Lars Bredo Rahbek |
| Producer | Bo Ehrhardt |
| Co-producer | David Muir |
| Executive producer | Birgitte Hald |
| Executive producer | David M. Thompson |
| Executive producer | Tracey Scoffield |
| Executive producer | Lars Jönsson |
| Executive producer | Tomas Eskilsson |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Line producer | Michael Bille Frandsen |
| P.A. to Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Lena Paaske |
| Production manager: Scotland | Arlene Jeffrey |
| Production manager: Sweden | Carsten Sparwath |
| Production coordinator: Sweden | Tommy Malm |
| Producer: development | Ditte Christiansen |
| Producer: development | Lars Bredo Rahbek |
| Assistant | René Nielsen |
| Location manager: Scotland | Kennedy Forsyth |
| Location manager: Sweden | Tommy Malm |
| Location assistant | Simon Weston |
| Location assistant | Jonas Ohlsson |
| Location assistant | Stefan Olsson |
| Post-producton coordinator | Morten Kaufmann |
| Post-production assistant | Tine Henckel Møller |
| Technical advisor | Andreas Rostock |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Eric Kress |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Björn Blixt |
| First assistant camera | Claus Rosenløv |
| Clapper/loader: Scotland | Julie Bills |
| Clapper/loader: Sweden | Jenny Nilson |
| Steadicam | Knut K. Petersen |
| Video assistant: Sweden | Christer Bjurström |
| Key grip | David Logan |
| Key grip | Mark Mavrinac |
| Best boy grip: Scotland | Jason Bergh |
| Rigger | Ross Pearson |
| First assistant camera | Philip Forbes |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Ole Kragh-Jacobsen |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer: Scotland | Jon White |
| Gaffer: Sweden | Michael Wils |
| Best boy: Scotland | Garry Thompson |
| Generator operator | Brian McGhee |
| Assistant lighting technician | Derrick Ritchie |
| Assistant lighting technician | Michael Toher |
| Assistant lighting technician | Paul Bates |
| Assistant lighting technician | Ewan Epton |
| Assistant lighting technician | Graham Walker |
| Assistant lighting technician | Andy M'itwamwari |
| Assistant lighting technician | Alan Fraser |
| Assistant lighting technician | Alan Marshall |
| Assistant lighting technician | Pat Sweeney |
| Assistant lighting technician | Chris Davis |
| Assistant lighting technician | Stefan Jonsson |
| Assistant lighting technician | Morten Kastberg |
| Assistant lighting technician | Martin Top Jacobsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Luisa Fanciullacci |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Valdís Óskarsdóttir |
| Assistant editor | Lasse Martinussen |
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Music |
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| Music | Jacob Groth |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Art director | Tom Sayer |
| Set dresser | Jesper Lorents |
| Props | Liam Collins |
| Production designer | Mette Rio |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Kate Carin |
| Wardrobe set supervisor | Cristy Watson |
| Wardrobe assistant | Louise Allen |
| Wardrobe assistant | Sara Eriksson |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Kamilla Bjerglind |
| Makeup artist assistant | Ulrika Sjöö |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Hans Møller |
| Boom operator: Scotland | Bradley Kendrick |
| Boom operator: Sweden | Peter Thorneman |
| Boom operator assistant | Alastair Mason |
| Foley editor | Anne Jensen |
| Sound mixer | Hans Møller |
| Sound mixer | Eddie Simonsen |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Eddie Simonsen |
| Special effects | Hummer Højmark |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Peter Hjorth |
| VFX producer | Pia Nielsen |
| 3D animation | Niels Valentin Dal |
| Colourist | Jørgen Christiansen |
| Arri recording | Jimmi Berger |
| Colourist | Michael Nielsen |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt assistant | Michael Einsport |
| Stand-in for Iben Hjejle | Sidsel Jensen |
| Stand-in for Bronagh Gallagher | Nadia Angus |
| Stunt | Stig Günther |
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Appearance |
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| Marie | Iben Hjejle |
| Sophie | Bronagh Gallagher |
| Ian/Ken | Martin Henderson |
| Gabriel | Ewen Bremner |
| Willy | Gary Lewis |
| Thomas | Simon McBurney |
| Stella | Helen Baxendale |
| Robert | James Cosmo |
| Roman | Scott Handy |
| Dr. Meisling | Tam Dean Burn |
| Portier | Bill Gardiner |
| Dreng på cykel | Rory Cullin |
| Sort sømand | Eric Joseph |
| Hvid sømand | George McNeilage |
| Husbestyrerinde | Kay Gallie |
| Præst | Russell Hunter |
| Bedemand | Andrew Dallmeyer |
| Musiker | Michael Daly |
| Musiker | Jack Murray |
| Musiker | Stan Reilly |
| Musiker | Alexander Allen |
| Mand på tankskib | George Carson |
| Fuld mand på pub | Maxwell Kay |
| Rengøringskone | Phyllis Kilty |
| Udlejerske | Alison Peebles |
| Slagsbroder | Chick Allan |
| Drømmemand | Göran Parkrud |
| Drømmebarn | Peter Andersson |
| Drømmebarn | Ludvig Svensson |
| Drømmebarn | Nathalie Olofsson |
| Drømmebarn | Olivia Luzzana |
| Barn | Julian Lind Sørensen |
| Barn | Julia Hultgren |
| Barn | Victor Hultgren |
| Barn | Zack Lundkvist |
| Barn | Kathrin Hermasson |
| Barn | William Uffelmann |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Skagerrak [Score] | 2003 | Jacob Groth |
| Sweet dreams | 2003 | |
| O say can you see (The Star-Spangled banner) | 2003 | Francis Scott Key |
| Green grow the rashes o | 2003 | Ubekendt |
| Halloween nightmare | 2003 | Jacob Groth |
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