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Portland (1996) - film poster, directed by Niels Arden Oplev

Portland

1996
103 min Denmark Feature
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Synopsis

The basic story of a young criminal not quite living up to his won ideals of "not to give a damn" sidesteps out of his criminal career while dragging his younger brother into it, could have been interesting. Unfortunately the implementation is simply not good enough. As so often with Danish movies, there is little appreciation for detail thus leaving us with hoodlums talking like they've done time at a business academy rather than a prison. Dialects completely out of here and idiosyncratic bikers without bikes or even character for that matter. An ever accelerating surrealism towards the end doesn't help to clear the slow pace of this film but it does give a glimpse of what the story could have unfolded to become.

Key facts

Original language Danish
Production companies Zentropa
Setting Denmark

Rating

7.6/10 5 votes User rating

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Identifiers & sources
Wikidata Q3284962
IMDb tt0117363
TMDB 77077

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