Submarino
2010 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 7.1 · 74% critics
Two brothers grow up in a troubled home and carry lasting guilt from a childhood tragedy. Years later, one struggles to rebuild after prison while the other tries to provide for his child despite addiction, and a family loss forces them back into each other’s lives.
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-03-25
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (174 votes)
About
If you like hard-hitting, character-driven dramas about family trauma, addiction, and second chances, this may land for you, especially if you enjoyed Another Round or Breaking the Waves; Not for you if you want light, uplifting stories.
Pros: raw emotional drama; gritty realism; strong performances | Cons: bleak tone; heavy themes; slow pacing
Themes
- drug abuse
- based on novel or book
- difficult childhood
- troubled childhood
- fatherhood
Awards & recognition
- Nordic Council Film Prize · 2010
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2010 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jakob Cedergren
as Nick
Peter Plaugborg
as Martin's Father
Gustav Fischer Kjærulff
as Martin
Morten Rose
as Ivan
- HS
Henrik Strube
as Jimmy Gule
Helene Reingaard Neumann
as Mona
Patricia Schumann
as Sofie
Dar Salim
as Goran
Sebastian Bull Sarning
as Little Nick
- MA
Mads Broe Andersen
as Little Brother
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg