''Shake It All About'' ( Danish: ''En kort en lang'', literally "A Short ne a Long ne) is a 2001 Danish

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by Hella Joof. It was entered into the

24th Moscow International Film Festival The 24th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-French film ''Resurrection'' directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Jury * Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan – Presiden ...

Plot

The film is about gay couple Jørgen and Jacob, who live in a happy partnership. Jacob asks Jørgen to marry him, and he happily accepts. However, Jacob falls in love with the woman Caroline, who happens to be married to Tom, Jørgens brother. Jacob is torn because he wants both Jørgen and Caroline. Jacob gets Caroline pregnant and wants to do the right thing by marrying her. Jacob can stay secret for only so long.

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen Mads Dittmann Mikkelsen, (; born 22 November 1965) is a Danish actor. Originally a gymnast and dancer, he rose to fame in Denmark as an actor for his roles such as Tonny in the first two films of the ''Pusher'' film trilogy (1996, 2004), Det ...

as Jacob * Troels Lyby as Jørgen * Charlotte Munck as Caroline *

Jesper Lohmann Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer". Some notable people with the name Jesper include: Music * Jesper Koch (born 1967), Danish composer * Jesper Kyd (born 1972), Danish video game and fil ...

as Tom * Oskar Walsøe as Oskar * Peter Frödin as Frederik *

Nikolaj Steen Nikolaj is a Danish given name, derived from the name Nicholas. Many different ways of spelling the name have been approved in Denmark. It may refer to: * Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, Danish artist * Nicolaj Agger, Danish professional football play ...

as Mads * Ditte Gråbøl as Inge * Morten Kirkskov as Adrian * Henning Jensen as Palle * Pernille Højmark as Ellen *

Ellen Hillingsø Ellen Gunilla Hillingsø (born 9 March 1967) is a Danish actress who is known primarily for her work in films. She is also a voice actress, narrating audio books. Early life Ellen Gunilla Hillingsø was born on 9 March 1967 in Copenhagen to Kje ...

as Anne *

Ghita Nørby Ghita Nørby (born 11 January 1935) is a Danish actress with 117 film credits to her name from 1956 to 2005, making her one of the most active Danish actresses ever. Early life Nørby was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of opera sing ...

as Bine * Thomas Winding as Hans Henrik * Klaus Bondam as The priest

Reception

The film has been noted for its narrative exploration of sexual fluidity.

References

External links

* 2001 films 2001 comedy-drama films Danish LGBT-related films 2000s Danish-language films Gay-related films Male bisexuality in film 2001 comedy films 2001 drama films Danish comedy-drama films LGBT-related comedy-drama films 2001 LGBT-related films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub