Thomas Vinterberg shoots DRUK in Västra Götaland
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Danish director Thomas Vinterberg is now shooting his upcoming Druk in Västra Götaland, reuniting with several key collaborators from his acclaimed 2012 drama The Hunt . This is Thomas Vinterberg’s fourth co-production with Film i Väst.
He reteams with scriptwriter Tobias Lindholm as well as actors Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe and Susse Wold.
The other major role in Druk is played by Magnus Millang , who has previously acted in Vinterberg’s Kursk (2018) and The Commune (2016). The cast also includes Maria Bonnevie and Helene Reingaard Neumann.
The Danish-language film, budgeted at $5m (Euros 4.5m), started shooting on May 1 and after a short break has now resumed and will continue until July. The film is shooting in Copenhagen, northern Zealand and in Västra Gotäland, Sweden. TrustNordisk handles sales.
The story follows a group of high school teachers, inspired by a theory that modest intoxication would open our minds to the world around us, embark on an experiment to uphold a constant level of intoxication throughout the workday. The experiment progresses for some but derails for others.
Sisse Graum Jørgensen and Kasper Dissing produce for Zentropa Entertainments3 in co-production with Film i Väst, Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic) , Topkapi Films and Zentropa Netherlands with support from Danish Film Institute, TV 2 DENMARK, Eurimages, the Netherlands Film Fund, Svenska Filminstitutet, the Netherlands Film Production Incentive and MEDIA. Nordisk has Nordic rights and plans to release in Denmark in autumn 2020.