''Old Men in New Cars'' ( da, Gamle Mænd i Nye Biler), (2002) is a Danish action comedy film directed by

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. The movie stars

Kim Bodnia Kim Bodnia (born 12 April 1965) is a Danish actor, writer, and director. He became widely known for his role as police detective Martin Rohde in the Scandinavian crime drama series '' The Bridge''. He became internationally known for his lead role ...

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

, and

Tomas Villum Jensen Tomas Villum Jensen (born 12 April 1971) is a Danish actor and film director. He has appeared in 29 films and television shows since 1991. He starred in '' The Boys from St. Petri'', which was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film ...

. It is a

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to Olsen's 1999 comedy ''

In China They Eat Dogs ''In China They Eat Dogs'' ( da, I Kina spiser de hunde) is a 1999 Danish action comedy film directed by Lasse Spang Olsen, and starring Kim Bodnia, and Dejan Čukić. Plot Arvid ( Dejan Čukić), a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for b ...

''.

Synopsis

The last wish of the dying "Monk" is for his foster child, Harald, to find his real son, Ludvig. But Ludvig is currently in a Swedish prison cell. Peter and Martin – the two chefs – help to get him out and soon father and son meet for the first time in their lives. They get on from the word go, but now dad needs a liver transplant in Ecuador and Ludvig and Harald set about raising the wherewithal. Everything goes wrong when they try to rob a bank, though they meet Mille, who puts them onto a new trail, and Peter and Martin also make a contribution. However, soon they have the cops and the anti-terror corps on their tails.

Cast

— Harald *

— Martin *

— Peter *

Brian Patterson Brian Patterson (born January 4, 1965 in Hayward, California U.S.) is a former American "Old School" bicycle motocross (BMX) racer. Brian Patterson is the younger of the most potent sibling combinations BMX has ever seen. With Brent the Broth ...

— Vuk *

Torkel Petersson Ola ''Torkel'' Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian. Selected filmography *1999: ''Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'') *2000: '' Jalla! Jalla!'' *2002: '' Old Men in New Cars'' (Danis ...

— Ludwig *

Iben Hjejle Iben Hjejle (22 March 1971) is a Danish actress, notable for starring in the Stephen Frears film '' High Fidelity'' (2000). In Denmark, she is perhaps best known for appearing in the Danish television sitcom '' Langt fra Las Vegas'' (''Far from ...

— Mille *

Jens Okking Jens Dyhr Okking, (18 December 1939 – 21 January 2018) was a Danish actor, singer and politician. Jens Okking was mostly known outside of Denmark from Lars von Triers TV-series '' The Kingdom''. In Denmark, Okking was a notable actor for many ...

— Munken *

Jacob Haugaard Daniel Jacob Haugaard (born 12 May 1952) is a Danish-Faroese comedian, actor, musician, composer, writer, TV host and former representative in the Danish Parliament. Activities Jacob Haugaard has been a well-known performer in Denmark for man ...

— Erling *

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— Ratko * Thomas Rode Andersen — Dan Hansen

References

External links

* 2002 films 2000s Danish-language films 2000s action comedy films Films about the Serbian Mafia Films with screenplays by Anders Thomas Jensen 2002 comedy films Danish action comedy films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub