SONS OF DENMARK
Danmarks sønner
Directed by Ulaa Salim
Denmark | 117 min | 2019 | political thriller | Danish, Arabic
Denmark 2025. One year after a major bomb attack in Copenhagen radicalisation around the country has intensified and ethnic tensions are running high. The next parliamentary election is near, and the extremely nationalist political leader Martin Nordahl is set for a landslide victory. 19-year old Zakaria gets involved in a radical organisation, where he forms a bond with Ali. The two men cannot agree with the current state of the country, which is turning on its own citizens because of their migration background, and decide to act. However, they are both just tools in the hands of people with power. As the men try to make their mark, their brotherhood will be tested and their actions will have grave consequences on their lives.
Credits
Director & Scriptwriter: Ulaa Salim
Cinematography: Eddie Klint
Editing: Jenna Mangulad
Music: Lewand Othman
Production Company: Hyæne Film
Producer: Daniel Mühlendorph
Cast: Mohammed Ismail Mohammed, Zaki Youssef, Rasmus Bjerg
Ulaa SalimDenmark
Festivals & Awards
IFF Rotterdam
Gotebörg IFF
Mastercard OFF CAMERA – Main Competition ‘Path Finders’ Cracow Film Award
Riviera International Film Festival – Best Film
press quotes
Taxi Driver who lives in the world of The Departed
hints of Martin Scorsese and Jacques Audiard
Salim taps into a political climate that will feel all too familiar for audiences across Europe
an ambitious film that marks Salim out as a talent to keep an eye on
Cineuropa
