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Kollektivet (Original title)The Commune (Alternative title)
Date: 2015 (Copyright)

Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Norway

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Synopsis: In 1970s Copenhagen a couple begin an experiment in group living with some friends and acquaintances. Within the commune, tensions begin to arise between collective solidarity and individual desires.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Communes, 1970s
Releases
Date: 14 January 2016Country: DenmarkRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 112 mins Dialogue (original): DanishDistributor: Nordisk Film Distributors
Date: 29 July 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 111 mins 49 secs - Dialogue (original): Danish / Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Curzon Artificial Eye

Credits (57)
©: Zentropa International Sweden AB, ©: Topkapi Films B.V., ©: Zentropa International Netherlands B.V., ©: Zentropa Entertainments19 ApS, A production of Zentropa Entertaiment: Zentropa Entertainments ApS, in co-operation with: Toolbox Film, in co-production with: Film Väst, in co-production with: Zentropa International Sweden, in co-production with: Topkapi Films, Zentropa International Netherlands, with support from: Det Danske Filminstitut, with support from: DR, with support from: Eurimages, with support from: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, with support from: The Netherlands Film Fund, with support from: Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, with the support of the: MEDIA Programme of the European Union, present: Zentropa Entertainments19, [presented] in co-operation with: Toolbox Film, [presented] in co-production with: Film Väst, [presented] in co-production with: Zentropa International Sweden AB, [presented] in co-production with: Topkapi Films, Zentropa International Netherlands, [presented] with support from: Det Danske Filminstitut, [presented] with support from: DR, [presented] with support from: Eurimages, [presented] with support from: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, [presented] with support from: The Netherlands Film Fund, [presented] with support from: Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Executive Producer: Marie Gade, Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Producer: Morten Kaufmann, Line Producer: Mouns Overgaard, Location Manager: Søren Dahl, Post-production Supervisor: Line Plougsbaek, 1st Assistant Director: Emil Sparre-Ulrich, Story Supervisor: Vinca Wiedemann, Casting: Tanja Grunwald, Screenplay: Thomas Vinterberg, Screenplay: Tobias Lindholm, Based on the play Kollektivet by: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov, Director of Photography: Jesper Tøffner, Visual Effects: Storm Post Production, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Søren Hvam, Editor: Anne Østerud, Editor: Janus Billeskov-Jansen, Production Designer: Niels Sejer, Costume Designer: Ellen Lens, Make-up and Hair Designer: Dennis Knudsen, Make-up Designer: Marly van de Wardt, Composer: Fons Merkies, Sound Designer: Anne Jensen, Sound Designer: Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
Cast (12)
Trine Dyrholm (Anna), Ulrich Thomsen (Erik), Helene Reingaard Neumann (Emma), Martha Sofie Wallstrøm Hansen (Freja), Lars Ranthe (Ole), Fares Fares (Allon), Magnus Millang (Steffen), Anne Gry Henningsen (Ditte), Julie Agnete Vang (Mona), Sebastian Grønnegaard Milbrat (Vilads), Rasmus Rubin (Peter), Jakob Høulev Jørgensen (lawyer)