''Manslaughter'' () is a 2005 Danish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Per Fly Per Fly Plejdrup (born 14 January 1960) is a Danish film director, generally credited simply as Per Fly. He has made many films and television shows broadcast on Danish television. Per Fly's awards includes the Crown Prince Couple's Culture Prize ...

. The film stars

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the mysterious vill ...

, Beate Bille and

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...

as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich. ''Manslaughter'' won the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2005, multiple awards at the 2006

Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the major Denmark, Danish film awards given by the Danish Film Critics Association. The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. The awards ...

— including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Supporting actress — as well as being nominated for several other major film awards. Beate Bille also received a Shooting Star Award at the 2006

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

for her role in the film. The film is part of a trilogy by Fly about the Danish society. '' Bænken'' is about the underclass, '' Arven'' about the upper class and ''Manslaughter'' about the middle class.

Cast

* Beate Bille * Charlotte Fich * Michael Moritzen * Henrik Larsen * Bodil Sangill * Kurt Dreyer * Mads Keiser * Birgitte Prins * John Martinus

References

External links

* 2005 films 2005 drama films 2000s Danish-language films Danish drama films Films directed by Per Fly Nordisk Film films Films scored by Halfdan E {{2000s-Denmark-film-stub