TrustNordisk has marketed Martin Skovbjerg’s psychological drama “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” to 3 European territories. The screenplay, primarily based on the novel “Sander” by Terje Holtet Larsen, is created by Eskil Vogt, who was Oscar nominated with Joachim Trier for the initial screenplay for “The Worst Individual in the Planet.”
“Copenhagen Does Not Exist” had its earth premiere in January at the Global Film Pageant Rotterdam in its Large Display screen Competitiveness section.
It has been offered to Cinemania Group for the previous Yugoslavia, Filmin for Spain and September Film for Benelux.
The movie stars Angela Bundalovic, whose credits incorporate “Copenhagen Cowboy” and “The Rain,” Zlatko Burić, who received the European Film Award for very best actor for participating in Dimitry in “Triangle of Disappointment,” and Vilmer Trier Brøgger (“Sticks and Stones”), alongside newcomer Jonas Holst Schmidt. The movie is developed by Danish outfit Snowglobe.
“Copenhagen Does Not Exist” marks the second feature for Skovbjerg, whose debut “Sticks and Stones” premiered at the BFI London Film Competition in 2018.
Bundalovic stars as Ida, a young girl who has disappeared without the need of a trace. 3 months later her boyfriend Sander (Holst Schmidt) agrees to an unconventional arrangement: to be locked in an apartment and interrogated by the woman’s father (Burić). It quickly turns into noticeable that prolonged before her disappearance, the two fans had preferred a odd and unconventional lifestyle: slash off from the planet, isolated in the middle of the town.
Skovbjerg commented: “Producer Eva Jakobsen introduced me to Eskil and when I browse the script, the story experienced these an influence on me. Eskil did what he does so effectively: he developed these gorgeous, but advanced characters, whom you really feel biased about at very first and then get started to fall in adore with. Or the other way all around. They are not that simple.
“‘Copenhagen Does Not Exist’ revolves all around a radical and unconventional appreciate story of two folks breaking out of the norm. They make a decision to isolate on their own in the middle of the city, which could seem antagonistic to some, but it reflects on a longing for intimacy, which they will need to determine them selves. I hope that soon after viewing this movie, audiences will reflect on their have life and what it signifies to live in our rapid-paced culture.”
“Copenhagen Does Not Exist” is generated by Eva Jakobsen, Mikkel Jersin and Katrin Pors for Snowglobe. The movie is co-generated by Oslo Photographs, Zentropa Sweden and Really do not Seem Now, with support from the Danish Movie Institute, the Norwegian Film Institute, the Swedish Movie Institute, Nordisk Movie & TVFond, Euromages, The Media Plan of the European Union, in collaboration with Danish Broadcasting Corp., SVT, Scanbox and TrustNordisk. Distribution in Denmark is dealt with by Scanbox Entertainment.
