Adam’s Apples 2005
- Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
- Based on Book: no
- Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Mats Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen, Ali Kazim, Ole Thestrup
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor/actress in:
- Ulrich Thomsen – Mortdecai,
Fringe, Kingdom of Heaven, The World Is Not Enough
- Mads Mikkelsen – many
- Why? Mads Mikkelsen
- Seen: 12 October 2024
Adam (Thomsen) is a neo-Nazi
just out of prison assigned to community service under the supervision of
Danish priest Ivan (Mikkelsen), a relentless believer in the best in people,
his own personal battle with Satan, and his fantasies that he wasn’t abused as
a child, that his wife didn’t commit suicide, that his son isn’t severely
handicapped, that he isn’t dying of a brain tumor.
Adam is violently contemptuous of Ivan’s madness and the others under
his supervision.
Good vs evil. God vs Satan. Reality vs illusion. It’s almost like a
Stephen King film. Kind of funny. Kind of sad. Quirky with quirky characters
and quirky Danishness.
4* of 5
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