The Pact
6.4
Aged 63, Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa, only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life, she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. One day, she meets a talented 30-year-old poet whom she promises literary stardom if he in return will obey her unconditionally, even at the cost of him losing everything else in his life.
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Birthe Neumann
Karen Blixen
Known for
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Simon Bennebjerg
Thorkild Bjørnvig
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The Guilty
Nanna Skaarup Voss
Grete
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Asta Kamma August
Benedicte
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Sex
The Kingdom
Anders Heinrichsen
Knud W. Jensen
Known for
Chosen
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Marie Mondrup
Fru Carlsen
Known for
The Keeper of Lost Causes
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Kurt Dreyer
Heinrich
Known for
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Jytte Kvinesdal
Sygeplejerske
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The Chestnut Man
Téo Lepetit
Fransk kulturelite
Known for
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Susanne Bruhn
Dansk kulturelite
No other roles listed
Bjarne Jønsson
Dansk kulturelite
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Bille August Director · Christian Torpe Screenplay Niels Barfoed Author
Director
Bille August
Screenplay
Christian Torpe
Author
Niels Barfoed
Author
Thorkild Bjørnvig
Composer
Frédéric Vercheval
Cinematographer
Manuel Alberto Claro
Editor
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Anne Østerud
Editor
Carla Luffe Heintzelmann
Production designer
Jette Lehmann
Costume designer
Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen
United States release February 11, 2022 · Produced in Denmark · Production MOTOR, SF Studios
Production
SF Studios Production
Production
MOTOR
Production
SF Studios
Production · Distribution
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Pagten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · August 5, 2021
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2022
Limited theatrical
Australia
July 15, 2022 · Premiere · Scandinavian Film Festival
Brazil
April 7, 2022 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 20, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
August 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
January 28, 2022 · Theatrical · Adso Films
Sweden
February 2, 2022 · Theatrical · Göteborg Film Festival
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