''A Caretaker's Tale'' () is a 2012 Danish drama film directed by theatre director based on a screenplay by
Kim Fupz Aakeson
Kim Fupz Aakeson (born 1958) is a Danish writer, illustrator, and screenwriter.
Early life
Kim Fupz Aakeson was born in 1958.
Career
Aakeson is a Danish writer, illustrator, and screenwriter.
He is the co-author of a series of children's book ...
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Plot
Per (
Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (; born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He is known for his roles as Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the Danish police procedural '' The Killing'', the character Charles Augustus Magnussen in the t ...
) is a bitter misogynist caretaker (building manager). His wife left him, his son is a drug addict, and his back hurts. In his spare time, he drinks beer with neighbour Viborg (
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Nicolaj Kopernikus (born Nicolaj Christiansen, 9 August 1967 in Glostrup
Glostrup is a Denmark, Danish town in Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the Western suburbs (Copenhagen), western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is ...
). Then he suddenly finds a mysterious naked young woman (
Julie Zangenberg) in an empty apartment. Per doesn't know what to do with the girl who is unable to talk, walk, or eat. The only thing she does is smile mysteriously. Then Per and his friends discover her special gift.
Cast
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Lars Mikkelsen
Lars Dittmann Mikkelsen (; born 6 May 1964) is a Danish actor. He is known for his roles as Copenhagen mayoral election candidate Troels Hartmann in the Danish police procedural '' The Killing'', the character Charles Augustus Magnussen in the t ...
as Per
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Nicolaj Kopernikus
Nicolaj Kopernikus (born Nicolaj Christiansen, 9 August 1967 in Glostrup
Glostrup is a Denmark, Danish town in Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the Western suburbs (Copenhagen), western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is ...
as Viborg
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Julie Zangenberg as The Girl
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Peter Plaugborg
Peter Plaugborg (born 12 April 1980) is a Danish actor.
Filmography
References
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1980 births
Living people
Danish male film actors
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as Carsten
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Tommy Kenter as Gregers
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Ditte Gråbøl
Ditte Gråbøl (born 22 June 1959 in Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. She trained at Aarhus Teater and graduated in 1984. Having worked at Jomfru Ane Teatret, she has appeared in a number of revues, among others the Cirkusrevyen more than once. Sh ...
as Britt
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2012 films
2012 drama films
Danish drama films
Zentropa films
Films scored by Kristian Eidnes Andersen
2010s Danish-language films
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