Flickering Lights

Name: Flickering Lights
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2000-11-03
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen

– Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which th..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 49 Minutes

Release Year:

2000

Original Name:

Blinkende lygter

Flickering Lights (2000) - Also known as Blinkende lygter

Four small gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, start a new life.

Styles:

Cynical, Surreal, Dark Humor, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Witty, Clever, Humorous, Stylized, Realistic

Story Timeline:

20th Century

Producing Country:

Sweden, Denmark

Filming Locations:

Barcelona Spain, Denmark, Europe

Genre:

Comedy, Crime, Action

Editor's Pick for:

Teens

Flickering Lights (2000) - Trailer

Release Date:

03 Nov 2000

Language:

Danish

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Story Written By:

Anders Thomas Jensen

Main Actors:

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Pilmark, Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen

Plot:

Four small-time gangsters from Copenhagen trick a gangster boss: they take over 4,000,000 kroner which they were supposed to bring him. Trying to escape to Barcelona they are forced to stop in the countryside, in an old, wrecked house, hiding there for several weeks. Slowly, one after another, they realize, that they would like to stay there, starting a new life, renovating the house and forming it into a restaurant. But they can't avoid being caught up by their past.

Awards:

3 wins & 11 nominations.

Production Company:

Vanguard

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.7/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

70%

Metacritic:

47%