Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Danish
- Country
- Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In Danish — subtitles on.
The story
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
- underdog
- dying and death
- prostitute
- paraplegic
- parent child relationship
- faith
- scotland
- society
- tradition
- prayer
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Adrian Rawlins — Dr. Richardson
- Jonathan Hackett — Priest
- Sandra Voe — Mother
- Udo Kier — Sadistic Sailor
- Mikkel Gaup — Pits
- Roef Ragas — Pim
- Robert Robertson — Chairman
- Phil McCall — Grandfather
- Desmond Reilly — An Elder
- Sarah Gudgeon — Sybilla
- Finlay Welsh — Coroner
- Directed
- Lars von Trier
- Written
- Lars von Trier
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 1,135 ratings
- Studio
- Zentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
