Portland
The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" sidesteps out of his criminal career while dragging his younger brother into it, could have been interesting. Unfortunately the implementation is simply not good enough. As so often with Danish movies, there is little appreciation for detail thus leaving us with hoodlums talking like they've done time at a business academy rather than a prison. Dialects completely out of here and idiosyncratic bikers without bikes or even character for that matter. An ever accelerating surrealism towards the end doesn't help to clear the slow pace of this film but it does give a glimpse of what the story could have unfolded to become.
Portland
April 19, 1996
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Cast (6)
Anders W. Berthelsen
Janus
Ulrich Thomsen
Lasse
Iben Hjejle
Eva
Helle Dolleris
Irene
Jens Albinus
Carsten
Birthe Neumann
The Mother
Crew (12)
Directing
Niels Arden Oplev
Director
Writing
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Sound
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Sound Designer
Jens Bønding
Sound
Art
Lene Ejlersen
Production Design
Camera
Henrik Jongdahl
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Morten Jacobsen
Makeup Artist
Ingrid Søe
Costume Design
Crew
Stig Günther
Stunts
Editing
Henrik Fleischer
Editor