As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
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Cast
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Anna Neye Poulsen
Anna
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Sara Fanta Traore
Petrine
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Sex
Claus Riis Østergaard
Peter Von Scholten
Known for
Flame & Citron
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Anna Neye
Anna
Jesper Groth
Admiral Irminger
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Tyler Errol Murray
Frederik
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Caroline Henderson
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Known for
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James L. Sampson
Tom
Søs Sif Thiele
Mrs. Nielsen
Known for
Copenhagen Cowboy
Jesper Asholt
Mr. Nielsen
Known for
Mifune
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Anders Brink Madsen
Mr. Hagensen
Known for
The Chestnut Man
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Chérie Celeste Malone
Ester
Known for
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Frederikke Aspöck Director · Anna Neye Poulsen Writer Martin Schade Editor
First release January 29, 2023 · Produced in Denmark, Spain, Sweden · Languages Danish, English
Production
Meta Film
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Brain Academy
Production
Seven Islands Film
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SF Studios
Production
SVT
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DR
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Denmark · Spain · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Viften
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English
Release dates
Sweden · January 29, 2023
Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Denmark · April 20, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
July 4, 2023 · Digital
Finland
April 20, 2023 · Digital
Norway
April 20, 2023 · Digital
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