Adam's Apples
2005 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 7.5 · 61% critics
A violent extremist is assigned to community service at a small church and immediately clashes with an endlessly upbeat priest who refuses to see the worst in anyone. As the days pass, the uneasy arrangement turns into a tense, darkly funny test of faith, responsibility, and whether people can truly change.
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Details
- Original title
- Adams æbler
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-04-15
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (794 votes)
About
If you enjoy offbeat Scandinavian dark comedies that mix uncomfortable laughs with moral and religious questions, this could click, especially if you liked Flickering Lights or The Green Butchers; Not for you if you want safe, straightforward humor.
Pros: wickedly dark humor; strong performances; thought-provoking themes | Cons: very strange tone; politically incorrect jokes; bleak, violent moments
Themes
- neo-nazism
- faith
- cynic
- suppressed past
- pastor
- lie
- dark comedy
- satire
- parish
- god
- religion
- church
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Robert Award — Best Danish Film · 2006
- Robert Award — Best Screenplay · 2006
- Robert Award — Best Visual Effects · 2006
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2006 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2006 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2005 · nominated
- Bodil Awards · nominated
Cast & crew
Mads Mikkelsen
as Ivan
Ulrich Thomsen
as Adam
Paprika Steen
as Sarah
Ole Thestrup
as Dr. Kolberg
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
as Holger
Nicolas Bro
as Gunnar
Ali Kazim
as Khalid
Gyrd Løfquist
as Poul
Lars Ranthe
as Esben
Peter Reichhardt
as Nalle
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen