''Daisy Diamond'' is a 2007 Danish film starring

Noomi Rapace Noomi Rapace (; ; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.Karen Olsson, ''The New York Times Magazine'', 27 May 2012, p. 26. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the ''Mil ...

, directed by

Simon Staho Danish film director Simon Staho (born 1972) has worked with a number of renowned Swedish actors, including Mikael Persbrandt, Noomi Rapace, Pernilla August and Erland Josephson. Staho’s first feature film ''Vildspor/Wildside (1998)'' was shot ...

and co-written by him and .

Plot

Dark and tragic, the story revolves around teenager Anna, a girl from a wealthy family, who is also fiercely ambitious and dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. One day, Anna decides to pack her bags and leave, without telling her mother or father. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. However, when she gets to the city, fate has something else in store for her. Anna discovers she will soon become a mother. Later, after giving birth to baby girl, she tries to chase after her dream, once again. Undoubtedly talented, she has one problem – being the single mother of a now 4-month-old baby. Though she struggles to give her daughter a good start in life, she ultimately fails to unite her dream of acting with a safe and loving environment for her child. Having to take her baby with her to auditions, the child's crying results in Anna not getting a part. Torn between her duties as a mother, and her passion for acting and the need to earn money, Anna is driven to the limits of her patience - with tragic consequences: she drowns her baby in a bathtub. What follows is a downward spiral: she begins working as a prostitute, and under the stage name 'Daisy Diamond', she acts in porn movies. In the end, she finally lands a role, and as part of that role, she plunges into a bathtub.

Cast

as Anna *

Thure Lindhardt Thure Frank Lindhardt (; born 24 December 1974) is a Danish actor, educated at the drama school at Odense Theatre in 1998. Life and career Lindhardt was born in Copenhagen, and grew up in Roskilde. At the age of 12, he got a part in Bille Aug ...

as Casting actor *

Benedikte Hansen Benedikte Hansen (born 24 September 1958) is a Danish actress, best known to international audiences for her role as Hanne Holm in the television series '' Borgen''. Hansen is the daughter of Dr Flemming Hansen (died 2003) and his wife Aase Riege ...

as Instructor 1 *

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 ...

as Instructor's assistant 1 * Trine Dyrholm as Eva * Dejan Čukić as Bettina *

Sofie Gråbøl Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of ...

as Actress *

Christian Tafdrup Christian Tafdrup (born 8 April 1978) is a Danish actor, film director, and screenwriter. As a director, he is best known for his directorial debut '' Parents'' (2016) that won the 2017 Robert Award for Best Director, as well as his critically ac ...

as Thomas Lund *

David Dencik Karl David Sebastian Dencik (born 31 October 1974) is a Danish-Swedish actor. He has acted in both Swedish and Danish films, and has also had major roles in English-language films and series including '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), ''The ...

as Jens * Jens Albinus as Kunde * as Actor in a porno film (uncredited) * as Instructor 2 *

Lærke Winther Andersen Lærke Winther Andersen (born 23 September 1975) is a Danish actress, best known for her role in '' Shake It All About'' (2001) and her recurring role in ''Those Who Kill ''Those Who Kill'' ( da, Den som dræber) is a Danish crime TV series fr ...

as Instructor 3 * Amelie Thomesen as Daisy * Sofie Pedersen Munkholm as Daisy

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ''

Variety Variety may refer to: Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats * Variety (radio) * Variety show, in theater and television Films * ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont * ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...

'' said that " e first five minutes of ''Daisy Diamond'' feature a smack injection and a rape, fter which things only get bleaker". Despite a negative review from ''Variety'', the film was selected for the main competition at the

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; es, Festival Internacional de San Sebastián, eu, Donostia Zinemaldia) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in ...

and Rapace won acclaim for her portrayal of troubled teen mother Anna. According to the same publication, "Rapace delivers a superbly committed performance in a demanding role, the actress having to expose herself physically and emotionally". She won the two top film awards in Denmark (the Bodil and Robert prize) for Best Actress for her role in the film. Trine Dyrholm was also nominated for both the Bodil and Robert awards for her supporting role as Eva. The film did receive criticism for the supposed abuse occurring to a baby actor during production.

References

External links

* 2007 films 2007 drama films Danish drama films 2000s Danish-language films Filicide in fictionbr>Miss Daisy Diamond
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