''The Commune'' ( da, Kollektivet) is a 2016 Danish

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directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the

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. At Berlin,

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won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. It was named as one of three films that could be chosen as the Danish submission for the

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at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.

Cast

* Ulrich Thomsen as Erik *

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as Allon *

as Anna * as Mona *

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as Ole

Reception

''The Commune'' has a 71% approval rating on

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based on 94 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website critics’ consensus reads: “''The Commune'' may not stand with Thomas Vinterberg's greatest work, but the end results remain thought-provoking and overall absorbing.” According to

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, which sampled 22 critics and calculated an average score of 60 out of 100, the film received “mixed or average reviews”.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Commune, The 2016 drama films 2016 films 2010s Danish-language films Danish drama films Films directed by Thomas Vinterberg Films set in Copenhagen Films set in the 1970s Films with screenplays by Tobias Lindholm