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Movie Info
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Director -
Kristian Levring -
Producer -
Patricia Kruijer , Vibeke Windeløv -
Screenwriter -
Anders Thomas Jensen , Kristian Levring , William Shakespeare -
Distributor -
IFC Films -
Production Co -
Good Machine , Newmarket Capital Group , Nordic Film & TV Fund -
Rating -
R (Language|Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 11, 2000, Wide -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$103.5K -
Runtime -
1h 48m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Surround