Terribly Happy
Drama, Thriller
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2008
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Robert Hansen, 34, a young police officer from Copenhagen, is transferred against his will to the small town of Skarrild in Southern Jutland as a substitute Marshall. The transfer is Robert’s chance to start over. Whether he is allowed to return to his job in Copenhagen, all depends on how well he performs in this frontier town.
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Cast:
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Details
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
15 Jul 2008
Country:
DK
Languages:
Danish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$179,943
Awards:
19 wins & 12 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Lurid and stylish, this 2008 Danish feature plays like a cross between The Postman Always Rings Twice and High Noon, with a dash of Gothic thriller.
– Andrea Gronvall,
Chicago Reader,
5 Jan 2011
fresh:
Entertaining and full of surprising twists, this highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment duty in the provinces plays with genre in a manner that can be compared with the Coen brothers or David Lynch.
– Alissa Simon,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
fresh:
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
15 Apr 2010
fresh:
Terribly Happy must surely be the greatest Danish Western ever made.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
14 Apr 2010
rotten:
The characters are intended to be slightly stupid, but the writing isn't necessarily smarter.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
4 Mar 2010