''Shake It All About'' (

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

: ''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 Hella Joof (born 1 November 1962) is a Danish actress and director. She was born to a Danish mother and an aristocratic Gambian father who belonged to the Joof dynasty. Joof directed '' En kort en lang'' (2001), ''Oh Happy Day'' (2004) and '' ...

. 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 Peter Frödin (born 7 January 1964) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer.Who is ... Peter Frö ...

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 Morten Kirkskov (born 28 March 1963, in Sønder Omme) is a Danish actor, theatre director and writer. He was appointed artistic director of the Royal Danish Playhouse for the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen in 2015. Career Morten Kirkskov g ...

as Adrian *

Henning Jensen Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league champi ...

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 singer ...

as Bine *

Thomas Winding Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the ...

as Hans Henrik *

Klaus Bondam Klaus Bondam (born 19 November 1963, in Aakirkeby) is a Danish actor and politician. Acting career Bondam has been the manager two theatres, (1996–2003) and Folketeatret (2003–2005), and been administrative manager of Mungo Park theatre ...

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