The Biggest Heroes

The Biggest Heroes

The Biggest Heroes

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The Biggest Heroes

1996

1h 30m

6.0(16 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The two medicated low-lifes Carsten and Peter are long time partners, an old flame of Peter's turns up to tell him that he has a twelve year old daughter, whom he should present himself to. Her adoptive father is a mean bastard, and incestive undertones lies in the relationship between the two. The daughter escapes from her adoptive father, turns up at Peter's place, and Carsten, Peter, and the daughter escapes to Sweden.

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Production Companies

Nimbus Film

Zentropa Entertainments

SVT

Det Danske Filminstitut

Nordisk Film & TV Fond

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Thomas Bo Larsen

Thomas Bo Larsen

Karsten

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Peter

Mia Maria Back

Mia Maria Back

Louise

Bjarne Henriksen

Bjarne Henriksen

Allan

Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen

Lisbeth

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Pernille

Hella Joof

Hella Joof

Eva

Eva Röse

Eva Röse

Pharmacy Clerk

Jonas Karlsson

Jonas Karlsson

Hunting Store Clerk

Jytte Grathwohl

Hotel Receptionist

Creative team

Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Written by: Thomas Vinterberg
Bo Hr. Hansen
Produced by: Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Birgitte Hald

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