WINTER BROTHERS (2017)
Fiction feature, 94 min
VINTERBRØDRE - original title
Director Hlynur Pálmason
Producers Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Hlynur Pálmason, Per Damgaard Hansen
Director of Photography Maria Von Hausswolff
Editor Julius Krebs Damsbo
Production Designer Gustav Pontoppidan
Sound Designer Lars Halvorsen
Composer Toke Brorson Odin
Co-producer Anton Máni Svansson
Cast Elliott Crosset Hove, Simon Sears,
Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lars Mikkelsen, Peter Plaugborg
Produced by Masterplan Pictures
Supported by New Danish Screen, The Icelandic Film Centre, RÚV, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Sales New Europe Film Sales
A brother odyssey set in a worker environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers, their routines, habits, rituals and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
Selected Festivals and Awards
2017
Locarno International Film Festival - Main Competition - Best Actor, Best European Film,
Junior Jury Award First Prize, Special Mention Ecumenical Jury
Toronto International Film Festival
BFI London
La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival - Special Jury Mention
Premiers Plans – Angers Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize
New Horizons International Film Festival - FIRPESCI Special Mention
CPH PIX - New Talent Grand PIX
Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Bronze Alexander (Special Jury Award for Best Director),
FIPRESCI Special Mention, Special Mention for the Sound
2018
ROBERT (Danish Film Academy Awards) - 15 nominations and 9 awards including Best Film, Best Director etc.
BODIL (Danish Critic’s Awards) - Best Film, Best Cinematography