Manslaughter (2005 film)

Manslaughter
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPer Fly
Written by
Produced byIb Tardini
Starring
CinematographyHarald Paalgard
Edited byMorten Giese
Music byHalfdan E
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)
Running time
100 min
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Manslaughter (Danish: Drabet) is a 2005 Danish drama film written and directed by Per Fly. The film stars Jesper Christensen, Beate Bille and Pernilla August as well as Fly's wife Charlotte Fich.

Manslaughter won the Nordic Council Film Prize in 2005, multiple awards at the 2006 Bodil Awards — including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Supporting actress — as well as being nominated for several other major film awards. Beate Bille also received a Shooting Star Award at the 2006 Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the film.[1]

The film is part of a trilogy by Fly about the Danish society. Bænken is about the underclass, Arven about the upper class and Manslaughter about the middle class.

  1. ^ "Danish films at Berlin Kinderfilmfest – and Shooting Star". www.dfi.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-05-20.