Gone with the Fish
6.2
“Real people. True Love. Easy Money. And big trouble.”
Based on director Lotte Svendsen's own memories of her childhood on the Baltic island of Bornholm, but though it is set in 1981 the conflicts portrayed do not seem far away. At the start of the film Lars Erik and his wife Sonja are doing well on the Baltic island of Bornholm. Lars Erik is a successful fisherman, Sonja is a traditional housewife, proud of their new house bulging with consumer goods. Their love for each other is the sturdy footing on which their home is founded. Lars Erik employs three men on his trawler, and spends as fast as he earns, so when fishing quotas are cut he faces a crisis. One by one his men leave the boat, but he refuses to give up. Being a fisherman is like being a farmer - you depend on the wealth of mother nature herself. However, mother nature is like romance, highly capricious!
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Cast
42 people
Sofie Stougaard
Sonja
Known for
The Bridge
Mifune
Henrik Lykkegaard
Lars Erik
Known for
Terribly Happy
Michelle Bjørn-Andersen
Karen
Known for
The Chestnut Man
Borgen
Isidor Torkar
Francisco
Also in
The Fifth Woman
The Bridge
Thomas Bo Larsen
Ib
Known for
The Hunt
Another Round
Helle Dolleris
Bibi
Known for
The Celebration
The Chestnut Man
Søren Hauch-Fausbøll
Flemse
Known for
The Kingdom
Christoffer Barnekov
Svensk nøgenbader
Willy Lund Hansen
Benny
Also in
Klovn
Benjamin Hansen
Kenneth
Jesper Asholt
Finn Ole
Known for
Mifune
Flickering Lights
Martin Buch
Flade
Known for
In a Better World
Dreambuilders
Lotte Svendsen Director · Elith Nulle Nykjær Writer Jens Brygmann Composer
First release September 3, 1999 · Original title Bornholms Stemme
Production
Per Holst Filmproduktion
Production
Languages
Original title
Bornholms Stemme
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · September 3, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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