Gone with the Fish

Sep 3, 1999

1h 56m

★ 4.9

Real people. True Love. Easy Money. And big trouble.

Overview

Based on director Lotte Svendsen's own memories of her childhood on the Baltic island of Bornholm, but though it is set in 1981 the conflicts portrayed do not seem far away. At the start of the film Lars Erik and his wife Sonja are doing well on the Baltic island of Bornholm. Lars Erik is a successful fisherman, Sonja is a traditional housewife, proud of their new house bulging with consumer goods. Their love for each other is the sturdy footing on which their home is founded. Lars Erik employs three men on his trawler, and spends as fast as he earns, so when fishing quotas are cut he faces a crisis. One by one his men leave the boat, but he refuses to give up. Being a fisherman is like being a farmer - you depend on the wealth of mother nature herself. However, mother nature is like romance, highly capricious!

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Per Holst Filmproduktion

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Cast

Sonja

Sofie Stougaard

Lars Erik

Henrik Lykkegaard

Karen

Michelle Bjørn-Andersen

Francisco

Isidor Torkar

Thomas Bo Larsen

Bibi

Helle Dolleris

Flemse

Søren Hauch-Fausbøll

Svensk nøgenbader

Christoffer Barnekov

Benny

Willy Lund Hansen

Kenneth

Benjamin Hansen

Finn Ole

Jesper Asholt

Flade

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