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Ulrich Thomsen,
Ulrich Thomsen,
Mads Mikkelsen,
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Anders Thomas Jensen,
Anders Thomas Jensen
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: Not Rated
: Film Movement
: Comedies, Drama, Foreign, Black Comedy, Scandinavia, Film Movement
: 94 min.
: Danish
: English
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An overly-optimistic preacher with a penchant for taking in lost causes to help around his remote church finds his rose-tinted view of the world challenged by a psychotic neo-Nazi he is trying to reform in this jet black comedy from Green Butchers screenwriter/director Anders Thomas Jensen. Vicar Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) prides himself on his efforts to help those in need by offering them a variety of odd jobs around the church and spreading the good word. After "adopting" a violent Saudi immigrant and a drunken tennis pro with a history of sexual assault, Ivan is approached by Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) -- a decidedly non-reformed neo-Nazi planning to lie low in the countryside for a spell before returning to the city to once again wreak havoc. When Ivan inquires as to what his new charge's goal will be during his stay in the countryside, the snide hooligan sarcastically states that he would like to bake a cake -- a response which prompts the gullible Ivan to place him in charge of the church's cherished apple tree. As ravens immediately descend upon the tree, Ivan concludes that Satan is attempting to prevent Adam from realizing his true potential. Meanwhile, Adam takes it upon himself to give the cheery clergyman a crash course in the harsh realities of life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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| Faith, Redemption and Beating Someone Silly
by talltale
June 24, 2008 - 8:33 AM PDT
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2 out of 3 members found this review helpful
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| All about the uses of faith and redemption, ADAM's APPLES takes the form of black comedy to tell its story and make its points. You won't completely understand those points until the movie ends, but the trip is great, dark fun--and its resolution makes the journey quite worthwhile. |
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