R (film) explained

R
Native Name:R
Director:
Producer:
  • René Ezra
  • Tomas Radoor
Starring:Pilou Asbæk
Cinematography:Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Editing:Adam Nielsen
Studio:Nordisk Film
Distributor:Nordisk Film Biografdistribution
Runtime:99 minutes
Country:Denmark
Language:
  • Danish
  • Arabic
Budget:DKK 4,755,000

R is a 2010 Danish prison drama film written and directed by Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer, and starring Pilou Asbæk. The film was produced by Nordisk Film. The film follows Rune Pedersen (Pilou Asbæk), who is serving a prison sentence of two years in Horsens State Prison. Here he is set to do the dirty work of distributing drugs between departments.

The film premiered at the 2010 International Film Festival Rotterdam,[1] and was released in Denmark on April 22, 2010.[2]

Cast

Accolades

The film won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 2011. Asbæk received a Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Rune. The director Tobias Lindholm scored a Bodil Honorary Award for his films Submarino and R.[3] The film won the Robert Award for Best Danish Film the same year.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danish prison drama R in main competition. Cineuropa. 25 June 2020.
  2. Web site: R. Cineuropa. 25 June 2020.
  3. Web site: 'R' er årets danske film. kino.dk.
  4. Web site: Gidseldrama er årets danske film. ekkofilm.dk.