A young couple are looking forward to their wedding when an accident befalls them. You think your biggest problem today is going to get the shopping done and suddenly your fiancé gets run over. It's like a blade into your life, for better and for worse. The 'worse' is the event as it takes place; the 'better' is what happens afterwards.
What happens when fate suddenly snaps its fingers and turns life upside down at a stroke. This is the central question director Susanne Bier poses and attempts to answer in her first feature made according to the Dogme rules. "Open Hearts" is a film about the promises we cannot keep and the life we cannot plan. A film about life, true love and the responsibility for the people we love.
What happens when fate suddenly snaps its fingers and turns life upside down at a stroke. This is the central question director Susanne Bier poses and attempts to answer in her first feature made according to the Dogme rules. "Open Hearts" is a film about the promises we cannot keep and the life we cannot plan. A film about life, true love and the responsibility for the people we love.
| Original title | Elsker dig for evigt |
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| Danish title | Elsker dig for evigt |
| Other titles | Dogme #28 |
| Director | Susanne Bier |
| Screenplay | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Director of Photography | Morten Søborg |
| Editor | Pernille Bech Christensen, Thomas Krag |
| Sound | Per Streit |
| Composer | Jesper Winge Leisner, Ivory |
| Casting | Lene Seested |
| Appearance | Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments4 |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 3111 meter, 35 mm, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 06.09.2002 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Palladium, Albertslund Biograferne, Grand, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Kastrup Bio, Baltoppen Bio 1-2, Gentofte Kino, CinemaxX, Empire, Kinopalæet (Lyngby) samt 47 biografer i provinsen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments4 |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Biografdistribution |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Susanne Bier |
| Assistant director | Joakim Höglund |
| Continuity | Linda Daae |
| Extras coordinator | Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen |
| Casting: children | Jette Termann |
| Casting | Lene Seested |
| Extras coordinator | Elisabeth Victoria Poulsen |
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Script |
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| Script | Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Idea | Susanne Bier |
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Production |
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| Production | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Line producer | Karen Bentzon |
| Associate producer | Sisse Graum Jørgensen |
| Associate producer | Jonas Frederiksen |
| Unit manager | William Knuttel |
| Production coordinator | Ingrid Kofoed |
| Production assistant | Jesper Grüner |
| Post-producton coordinator | Anne Katrine Andersen |
| Production assistant: post-production | Mette Høst Hansen |
| Technical advisor | Lars Dela |
| P.A. to Vibeke Windeløv | Caroline Blanco |
| P.A. to Vibeke Windeløv | Lisbeth Fuglsang Keldsen |
| Runner | Hans Frederik Linde |
| Location assistant | Jacob Stig Olsson |
| Location consultant | Lars Valentin |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Morten Søborg |
| First assistant camera | Michael Rosenløv |
| Video assistant | Peter Daniel Zeuthen |
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| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Pernille Bech Christensen |
| Editing | Thomas Krag |
| Assistant editor | Christoffer Heie |
| Assistant editor | Carsten Søsted |
| Assistant editor | Simon Kristiansen |
| Assistant editor | Lasse Martinussen |
| Assistant editor | Peter Dalby Madsen |
| Online editor | Henrik Fleischer |
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Music |
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| Music | Jesper Winge Leisner |
| Music | Ivory |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume supervisor | Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup supervisor | Susanne Søbye |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Per Streit |
| B-sound designer | Lars Lund |
| Sound assistant | Kasper Munck-Hansen |
| B-sound designer | Anne Jensen |
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Visual effects |
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| Graphic design | Paul Wilson |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Hans Peter Ludvigsen |
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Appearance |
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| Cecilie | Sonja Richter |
| Joachim | Nikolaj Lie Kaas |
| Niels | Mads Mikkelsen |
| Marie | Paprika Steen |
| Stine | Stine Bjerregaard |
| Hanne | Birthe Neumann |
| Finn | Niels Olsen |
| Thomsen | Ulf Pilgaard |
| Gustav | Ronnie Hiort Lorenzen |
| Emil | Pelle Bang Sørensen |
| Robert | Anders Nyborg |
| Sanne | Ida Dwinger |
| Tommy | Philip Zandén |
| Ekspedient i Ilva | Michel Castenholt |
| Skadestuelæge | Birgitte Prins |
| Kassedame i ISO | Susanne Juhasz |
| Kok | Hans Henrik Clemensen |
| Tjener | Jens Basse Dam |
| Sygeplejerske 1 | Hanne Windfeld |
| Sygeplejerske 2 | Tina Gylling Mortensen |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Baltic Film Prize | 2002 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2002 |
| Special Mention | 2002 | Toronto International Film Festival 2002 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Zagreb Motovun Film Festival | 2015-07-25 |
| Zlin Int. Film Festival for Children & Youth | 2013-05-27 |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 2012-11-20 |
| Reykjavik Film Festival | 2012-09-27 |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2010-12-03 |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2008-11-13 |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2007-09-20 |
| Torun, Camerimage | 2006-11-25 |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2003-11-22 |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2003-11-10 |
| Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | 2003-07-04 |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 2003-04-12 |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 |
| Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata Int. FF | 2003-03-06 |
| Sofia International Film Festival | 2003-03-05 |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | 2003-01-09 |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2002-11-08 |
| London Film Festival | 2002-11-07 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2002-10-31 |
| Bergen International Film festival | 2002-10-17 |
| Rio de Janeiro Film Festival | 2002-09-26 |
| San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2002-09-19 |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2002-09-06 |
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