The Green Butchers

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2003 "There is something mythological about killing an animal and then mocking it by sticking it into its own intestine"
The Green Butchers
The Green Butchers

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7.2 | 1h40m | en | Comedy

A black comedy featuring two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil.

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7.2 | 1h40m | en | More Info
Released: November. 11,2003 | Released Producted By: M&M Productions , Country: Denmark Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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A black comedy featuring two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil.

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Comedy

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Cast

Bodil Jørgensen

Director

Mia Stensgaard

Producted By

M&M Productions

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Mia Stensgaard
Mia Stensgaard

Production Design

Sebastian Blenkov
Sebastian Blenkov

Director of Photography

Mia Stensgaard
Mia Stensgaard

Costume Design

Helle Nielsen
Helle Nielsen

Costume Design

Kim Magnusson
Kim Magnusson

Producer

Tivi Magnusson
Tivi Magnusson

Producer

Jeppe Kaas
Jeppe Kaas

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined
Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.
Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
Shan Sadik The plot is unusual but the true meaning behind the story is worth it to see the movie. The movie has perfect casts like Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. They made a good pair to portray the story. Sometimes we are blind, we don't see things in front of our eyes, the plot is about to believe in your own self.
luis_neiva De Gronne Slagtere is perhaps one of the darkest comedies I ever watched. In fact, it's so dark I even hesitate before calling it a comedy.Two socially awkward friends who work in a butcher's shop are tired of being constantly mistreated by their boss and they decide to open their own shop. Their anti-social behavior doesn't help them and the business doesn't go well until one unfortunate accident changes everything - suddenly, their butcher's shop becomes a success and it improves drastically their own personal lives.What impressed me the most about this film is the huge amount of things that could have gone wrong. It could have been so terribly bad and yet, it's brilliant! The whole premise is very original but dangerous. There were two ways this could easily have gone – or it could be absolutely ridiculous or overly dramatic. However, Jensen manages to create an incredibly realistic way to tell the story and surprisingly, it works.Of course that wouldn't have happened without the two main actors, Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. They both have very difficult characters – especially Mikkelsen – that any average actor could have ruined by overacting. But these two are not any average actor and they deliver two astonishing performances that bring to life all the realism Jensen was looking for.Having solved that, a strong script, great soundtrack and very interesting cinematography do the rest and the result is an atmosphere so heavy that you can barely breathe.De Gronne Slagtere it's not a film for everyone, that's guaranteed! It's dark, twisted and its humor can be hard to swallow sometimes. Nevertheless, it's a must-watch for every person who likes to feed their dark side once in a while.
Bene Cumb Names like Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Anders Thomas Jensen - they are gripping to follow even individually, but when/if together... Thus, the result is catchy, both script-wise and performance-wise: "nasty" elements are not prevailing, there are several twists and turns, witty lines, smoothly and logically progressive plot, distinctive characters with splendid acting (apart from Mikkelsen as Svend and Kaas as Bjarne/Eigil (particularly the latter), ing actors like Nicholas Bro and Ole Thestrup give memorable performances as well). Except the ending which is without a final twist, De grønne slagtere bears the finest trends and elements of British-type of black comedies, and it should definitely earn more praise it has earned so far. Despite the fact that the main topic - cannibalism and related activities - is not to everyone's taste. Besides, I wonder how many viewers have abandoned shopping in butcher's shops, or become vegetarians even... :)
Paul Magne Haakonsen "De Grønne Slagtere" (aka "The Green Butchers") is a great Danish comedy that has a twist of very dark humor to it. Why? Well, because the movie has some really hilarious characters in it, and also the storyline is very bizarre - about two misfit butchers who open up a store and become famous for their meat, human meat that is.There is a lot of funny situations in the movie, many of which are really well carried and delivered by both Mads Mikkelsen (playing Svend) and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (playing Bjarne and Eigil). These are, of course, the main driving force in the movie, but they are well accompanied and ed by people such as Ole Thestrup (playing Holger).The movie is set in a small town in Denmark, and it actually depicts such a community quite well, well aside from the murdering and turning corpses into food, of course. The movie does have a cannibalistic topic to it, but it addresses this with a great sense of humor, and that ghastly topic is not really the main issue for the storyline. So thumbs up for director Anders Thomas Jensen for managing to pull this movie off as nicely as he did."De Grønne Slagtere" is definitely a comedy that is well worth checking out if you enjoy comedies that are ed by a bizarre and twisted storyline. I warmly recommend "De Grønne Slagtere".