Danish films had an impressive run in the country’s box office this year as three local productions: The Purity of Vengeance [+leggi anche:
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We previously reported on the record-breaking opening for The Purity of Vengeance, the fourth and final instalment in the “Department Q” franchise, directed by Christoffer Boe (read news). The Nordic-noir film adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen's crime novel follows the latest investigation by the Department Q duo. Criminal Commissioner Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) and his assistant Assad (Fares Fares) earned the film a gross income of over DKK72.5 million (€9.7 million), overtaking the previous release in the series, The Absent One [+leggi anche:
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The remaining top 5 best grossing Danish films include two other Department Q films and one by Mikkel Nørgaard - Klown [+leggi anche:
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Second place in the 2018 Danish Box Office was claimed by The Way to Mandalay, which had its world premiere earlier this year at the Göteborg International Film Festival. This biopic on the legendary Danish cult singer John Mogensen was written and directed by Ole Bornedal. Rasmus Bjerg's portrayal of this popular singer-songwriter has attracted almost 410,000 viewers since March. Third place was claimed by one of Denmark’s literary landmarks, A Fortunate Man, which was adapted into a film by the acclaimed director Bille August. Starring Esben Smed, the film brought in just under 400,000 admissions since its release at the end August.

Paprika Steen’s Christmas comedy That Time of Year [+leggi anche:
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It’s worth noting that four films that were supported by Danish Film Institute’s New Danish Screen programme have been released in local cinemas with Christian Tafdrup’s A Horrible Woman [+leggi anche:
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