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{{short description|1999 film}} |
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| name = In China They Eat Dogs |
| name = In China They Eat Dogs |
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| image = tlareleasinginchinatheyeatdogs.jpg |
| image = tlareleasinginchinatheyeatdogs.jpg |
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| image size = 195px |
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| director = [[Lasse Spang Olsen]] |
| director = [[Lasse Spang Olsen]] |
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| producer = [[Steen Herdel]] |
| producer = [[Steen Herdel]] |
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| distributor = [[Scanbox]]<br>[[TLA Releasing]] |
| distributor = [[Scanbox]]<br>[[TLA Releasing]] |
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| released = {{Film date|1999|9|10|df=y}} |
| released = {{Film date|1999|9|10|df=y}} |
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| runtime = 91 |
| runtime = 91 minutes |
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| country = Denmark |
| country = Denmark |
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| language = [[Danish language|Danish]] |
| language = [[Danish language|Danish]]<br>[[Serbian language|Serbian]]<br>[[English language|English]]<br>[[German language|German]] |
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'''''In China They Eat Dogs''''' ({{lang-da|'''I Kina |
'''''In China They Eat Dogs''''' ({{lang-da|'''I Kina spiserdehunde'''}}) is a 1999 Danish [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] film directed by [[Lasse Spang Olsen]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/180288/In-China-They-Eat-Dogs/overview |title=New York Times |access-date=2017-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104182728/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/180288/In-China-They-Eat-Dogs/overview |archive-date=2012-11-04 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Mark Deming |date=2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and starring [[Kim Bodnia]], and [[Dejan Čukić]]. |
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==Plot== |
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The main roles are played by [[Kim Bodnia]] (Harald) and [[Dejan Čukić]] (Arvid). Olsen received the Audience Award at Cinénygma - Luxembourg International Film Festival and a Jury Prize at the Montreal Comedy Festival. |
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| ⚫ | Arvid ([[Dejan Čukić]]), a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring and dull. Hoping to put some excitement in his life, Arvid helps stop a robbery at the bank. The wife of the would-be bank robber tracks Arvid down and tells him her husband was robbing the bank only so he could pay for medical treatments so they could have a child. The title is a reference to an axiom Arvid's brother tells him: "In China, they eat dogs"; which makes him realize that there is no such thing as moral absolutism, and that whether something is right or wrong depends on the situation. Because of his revelation, he comes to sympathize with the bank robber. Imagining he can help the couple and prove himself to be a dangerous outlaw all at once, Arvid plots a robbery of his own bank with the help of his brother Harald ([[Kim Bodnia]]) and some fellow wannabe criminals. |
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==Prequel== |
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In 2002 a prequel titled ''[[Old Men in New Cars]]'' was released. It was again directed by [[Lasse Spang Olsen]], and had [[Kim Bodnia]] reprising his role as Harald. |
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| ⚫ | Arvid, a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring and dull. Hoping to put some excitement in his life, Arvid helps stop a robbery at the bank. The wife of the would-be bank robber tracks Arvid down and tells him her husband was robbing the bank only so he could pay for medical treatments so they could have a child. The title is a reference to an axiom Arvid's brother tells him: "In China, they eat dogs"; which makes him realize that there is no such thing as moral absolutism, and that whether something is right or wrong depends on the situation. Because of his revelation, he comes to sympathize with the bank robber. Imagining he can help the couple and prove himself to be a dangerous outlaw all at once, Arvid plots a robbery of his own bank with the help of his brother Harald and some fellow wannabe criminals. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|0180748}} |
*{{IMDb title|0180748}} |
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{{Anders Thomas Jensen}} |
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| In China They Eat Dogs | |
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| Directed by | Lasse Spang Olsen |
| Written by | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Produced by | Steen Herdel |
| Starring | Kim Bodnia Dejan Čukić Nikolaj Lie Kaas Tomas Villum Jensen |
| Edited by | Lasse Spang Olsen |
| Music by | George Keller |
| Distributed by | Scanbox TLA Releasing |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Languages | Danish Serbian English German |
In China They Eat Dogs (Danish: I Kina spiser de hunde) is a 1999 Danish action comedy film directed by Lasse Spang Olsen,[1] and starring Kim Bodnia, and Dejan Čukić.
Arvid (Dejan Čukić), a bank teller, is dumped by his girlfriend for being too boring and dull. Hoping to put some excitement in his life, Arvid helps stop a robbery at the bank. The wife of the would-be bank robber tracks Arvid down and tells him her husband was robbing the bank only so he could pay for medical treatments so they could have a child. The title is a reference to an axiom Arvid's brother tells him: "In China, they eat dogs"; which makes him realize that there is no such thing as moral absolutism, and that whether something is right or wrong depends on the situation. Because of his revelation, he comes to sympathize with the bank robber. Imagining he can help the couple and prove himself to be a dangerous outlaw all at once, Arvid plots a robbery of his own bank with the help of his brother Harald (Kim Bodnia) and some fellow wannabe criminals.
In 2002 a prequel titled Old Men in New Cars was released. It was again directed by Lasse Spang Olsen, and had Kim Bodnia reprising his role as Harald.
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