Clash of Egos
| Clash of Egos | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tomas Villum Jensen |
| Written by | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Starring | Ulrich Thomsen Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Clash of Egos (Danish: Sprængfarlig bombe) is a 2006 Danish comedy film directed by Tomas Villum Jensen, and written by Anders Thomas Jensen.
Plot
Tonny is an aggressive husband and father who has been sent to jail for assaulting a man in public. Tonny's wife, Tanja, promptly divorced him, but Tonny manages to retain occasional custody of his two children.
On one of their afternoons together, Tonny and the go to see the new Harry Potter movie, but discover that the film is sold out. The only other option available to them at the cinema is pretentious experimental Danish film called The Murderer, directed by Claus Volter. Frustrated, Tonny smashes a display case in the cinema lobby, which leads him to lose his custodial session with his children.
Tonny decides to track Volter down for a refund of the cost for seeing the film. He finds Volter in a film set shooting the final film of the trilogy. Volter pushes Tom, and litigation ensues. Tonny and wants to be the co-writer and co-director of Volter's new film; Volter finds this as disrupting his artistic expression, but compromises for his producer. Tonny with help of his love rewrites the whole script with the intention of making something enjoyable for him and his children. Volter tries to bring artistic interpretation to the film, but Tonny, the producer, and the lead actress dislike it and prefer Tonny's more commercial version. Volter removes his name from the film and botches the editing of the film.
The film appears to be jaunty and disconnected, but the critics love it and rate it highly. Volter finds the paradox in this and gives money to Tonny, as a debt he is paying for watching his previous film. Tonny finds his film not as good as he expected, and goes out with his love to see a decent film and plans to lead a quiet life.
Cast
- Ulrich Thomsen - Tonny
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas - Claus Volter
- Line Kruse - Clara
- Mille Dinesen - Pernille
- Lars Brygmann - Tim Holstein
- Kristian Halken - Per Schack
- Nicolaj Kopernikus - Jan Godtfredsen
- Jakob Cedergren - Allan Henriksen
- Niels Olsen - Brormand
- Ellen Hillingsø - Tanja
Production
Sprængfarlig bombe is a comedy film, directed by Tomas Villum Jensen, and written by Anders Thomas Jensen.[1][2]
Release
References
- ^ Rehlin, Gunnar (30 April 2007). "Clash of Egos". Variety. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Når hovedet ryger af". Politiken (in Danish). 24 June 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2022.