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Portland

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1996 film

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4.6

The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" sidesteps out of his criminal career while dragging his younger brother into it, could have been interesting. Unfortunately the implementation is simply not good enough. As so often with Danish movies, there is little appreciation for detail thus leaving us with hoodlums talking like they've done time at a business academy rather than a prison. Dialects completely out of here and idiosyncratic bikers without bikes or even character for that matter. An ever accelerating surrealism towards the end doesn't help to clear the slow pace of this film but it does give a glimpse of what the story could have unfolded to become.

Released: 1996-04-19103 minDir: Niels Arden OplevCrime, Drama

Cast

  • Anders W. Berthelsen as Janus
  • Ulrich Thomsen as Lasse
  • Iben Hjejle as Eva
  • Helle Dolleris as Irene
  • Jens Albinus as Carsten
  • Birthe Neumann as The Mother

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Ratings

IMDb

5.8/10

389 votes

Year
1996
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Crime, Drama
Awards
4 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Denmark
Original language
Danish
Screenwriter
Niels Arden Oplev
Production company
Zentropa
Narrative location
Denmark
Duration
103
FilmAffinity ID
736963
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publication date
1996-04-19
title
Portland
film format
35 mm film
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