Christian Arhoff’s comedy Viktor vs The World in the works
- Penned by the helmer himself together with Ulaa Salim, the movie promises to be “a warm comedy about a young man who meets the world, life and love for the first time”
A new Danish comedy is in the works. The project, titled Viktor vs The World, is being directed by Christian Arhoff, an alumnus of the National Film School of Denmark. His graduation short, Viktor on the Moon, won the Award for Best Comedy at the Palm Springs Short Film Fest in 2020 and will serve as the narrative basis for his debut feature.
In detail, the film promises to be “a warm comedy about a young man who meets the world, life and love for the first time” as well as “a coming-of-age movie about identity, responsibility, freedom and the longing to belong to someone”.
The story, penned by the helmer himself together with Ulaa Salim, centres on 30-year-old Viktor Leth (played by Nicolai Jørgensen, who recently appeared in the TV series The Shift [+see also:
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Other key cast members are Rosalinde Mynster, Bodil Jørgensen, Kurt Ravn, Thomas W Gabrielsson and Mikael Berthelsen.
Viktor vs The World is being produced by Daniel Mühlendorph and Robin Hounisen for Danish outfit Hyæne Film, with backing from the Danish Film Institute’s New Danish Screen scheme. The domestic premiere, to be handled by Nordisk Film, is slated for 4 May 2023.
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