| Flow | |
| Native Name: | Danish: Ækte vare |
| Director: | Fenar Ahmad |
| Producer: | Nina Bisgaard, Morten Kjems Juhl |
| Screenplay: | Anders Ølholm |
| Starring: | Kian Rosenberg Larsson Ali Sivandi Rasmus Hammerich Marijana Jankovic Maria Erwolter Benny Jamz Lirim Jusufi Sivas Torbati |
| Music: | Jens Ole Wowk, Jens Ole McCoy |
| Cinematography: | Niels A. Hansen |
| Editing: | Martin Nygaard Friis Hansen |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Language: | Danish |
Flow also known in Danish as Ækte vare (meaning genuine) is a 2014 film by Danish film director Fenar Ahmad based on a screenplay by Anders Ølholm. Already known for his short films, this is Fenar Ahmad's debut feature film.
Mikael (played by Danish rapper Gilli grew up in Brøndby Strand an impoverished large housing project area with high concentration of immigrants. Together with Tariq, Samir and Eddy, he has a dream of living making music and rapping. They are a cohesive crew that sticks together and the crew members defend each other at all costs. Mikael is the group's talent, and more serious than the others. That's what the older incumbent rapper, Apollo, sees in him. As Apollo needs help in making a comeback, he hires Mikael to write his songs. While Apollo introduces Mikael for the hub and excesses of the music world and partying, tours, abundance of ladies, his earlier friends begin to doubt Mikael's loyalty to them. At the same time, Apollo is beginning to understand that Mikael's talent is far greater than his own - and Apollo is in no way interested in letting Mikael in the foreground. But real talent is hard to hold down and the showdown is inevitable.
The soundtrack for the film was released on 1 April 2014 on ArtPeople with rap music by Gilli, and additional music by MellemFingaMuzik, Murro, KESI, Højer Øye (known by stage name Benny Jamz), Reza Forghani and rapper S!vas. It also contains music by music producer Jens Ole McCoy also known as Carmon (part of the Danish hip hop duo Ukendt Kunstner).
The soundtrack album charted on the Danish Hitlisten Albums Chart peaking at number 8.[1] [2]
Soundvenues reviewer Jacob Ludvigsen gave the film four out of six possible stars.[3] Ekko Filmmagasinet's Nikolaj Mangurten Rubin also gave it 4 stars.[4]
The film was nominated for six awards:[5]