Geneva Award

After the Wedding

Efter brylluppet

Susanne Bier / Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway / 2006 / 124 min / Drama
Danish, Swedish, English, Hindi / Subtitles French, German

Back in his native Denmark, an orphanage director is invited to a wedding. Little by little he discovers the reason for it. A nervous, precise, Festen-like family drama, After the Wedding features an amazingly disturbing Mads Mikkelsen. Don’t miss it!

This is Susanne Bier’s third collaboration with screenwriter Anders Thomas Jensen, marking their perseverance in highlighting their characters. In this exploration of the fragmented family unit, people who are prey to their demons are caught up in the past. A powerful melodrama with remarkable staging inspired by the Dogme95 Manifesto, featuring a mesmerizing Mads Mikkelsen. With a soundtrack by Johan Söderqvist and a few bars by Sigur Ros.

Direction

Susanne Bier

Screenplay

Anders Thomas Jensen

Image

Morten Søborg

Editing

Pernille Bech Christensen, Morten Højbjerg

Sound

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Music

Johan Söderqvist

Production

Zentropa Entertainments (Sisse Graum Jørgensen)

Co-production

Sigma Films, After The Wedding Ltd

With

Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgard

International sales

Trust Nordisk (Susan Wendt)

Distribution

Frenetic Films AG (Lukas Renggli)