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DENMARK

By Adrian SHERGOLD

WESTEND FILMS - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2019

Rafe Spall stars as Herb, a down on his luck Welshman with no job, bad neighbours and and even worse prospects. Upon discovering Danish convicts live a luxurious life he could only dream of, Herb finally has something to aspire to: a life in Denmark… in prison.

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 91 mn
- Director(s)
- Adrian SHERGOLD
- Cast
- Rafe SPALL, Simone LYKKE, Thomas GABRIELSSON, Benedikte HANSEN, Joel FRY, Steve SPEIRS
- Producer(s)
- Ed TALFAN, David AUKIN
- Synopsis
- Herb’s life is a mess. He’s lost his welfare, can’t hold a job, can’t talk to his son, has a neighbour who won’t shut up and a diet that consists mainly of cheap beer and mushy peas. It’s no way to live and he knows it.
  Then he learns from a TV news report that Danish prisoners have it way better than he does: a job, accessible healthcare, the quiet of the countryside, even an HDTV. They’re practically living in hotels.
  He says goodbye (and good riddance) to his dingy flat and smuggles himself to Denmark aboard a cargo ship, landing in a quaint town with everything he needs -- including a bank to rob. But when he meets a friendly local barmaid and a lovable stray dog that won’t leave his side, he begins to wonder if prison really is his only chance of a fulfilling life.