Der er en yndig mand
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.
This Charming Man (2002) is a comedy film directed by Martin Strange-Hansen, released on October 2, 2002 with a runtime of 30m. It stars Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix, Farshad Kholghi and Martin Hestbæk. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
Martin Buch
as Lars Hansen/El Hassan
Camilla Bendix
as Ida
Farshad Kholghi
as Omid
Martin Hestbæk
as Niels
Michel Castenholt
as Pelle
Anette Støvelbæk
as Receptionist Arbejdsformidlingen
Directed by Martin Strange-Hansen, written by Martin Strange-Hansen and Flemming Klem, produced by Mie Andreasen.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 12 ratings.
When there’s a mix up at the job centre, “Lars” (Martin Buch) finds himself accidentally given the ID of a Pakistani immigrant to Denmark, and assigned compulsory Danish lessons. Oddly enough, he is already quite fluent in his native language but no amount of calling is going to get him excused from his course. Then he discovers that his school friend “Ida” (Camilla Bendix) - whom he barely remembers - is the…
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The main cast of This Charming Man (2002) includes Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix, Farshad Kholghi, Martin Hestbæk and Michel Castenholt. The film was directed by Martin Strange-Hansen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
This Charming Man was released on October 2, 2002 and runs for 30m.
This Charming Man (2002) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.