This Charming Man

Story

Synopsis

Lars applies for job training, but his papers are mixed with an immigrant and he's sent instead to Danish class. When he learns that the attractive teacher, Ida, will lose her job if the immigrant isn't in attendance, he decides to go through with the erroneous assignment posing as the other guy. The short film is a comedy of errors, but works in some poignant and scathing observations about xenophobia.

Director

Martin Strange-Hansen

Writers

Martin Strange-Hansen, Flemming Klem

Language

Danish

Release date

2 October 2002

Ensemble

Cast

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  Martin Buch

  Lars Hansen/El Hassan

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  Camilla Bendix

  Ida

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  Farshad Kholghi

  Omid

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  Martin Hestbæk

  Niels

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  Michel Castenholt

  Pelle

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  Anette Støvelbæk

  Receptionist Arbejdsformidlingen