Maggie and Carsten love each other, they have two wonderful children, and they run their gourmet restaurant, Malus. They want it all. And they have it all. Almost. They are missing the coveted Michelin Star. A dream on which they have gambled everything to win. One day Carsten receives a letter saying that his wife loves somebody else. But who sent the letter and why? In their continuous passion and pursuit of the ultimate recognition, they forget that there is no such thing as a free lunch.
| Original title | Smagen af sult |
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| Danish title | Smagen af sult |
| Director | Christoffer Boe |
| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm, Christoffer Boe |
| Producer | Louise Vesth, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Mads Damsbo |
| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Editor | My Thordal, Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Sound | Eddie Simonsen, Morten Green |
| Composer | Mikkel Maltha, Anthony Lledo |
| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard, Jette Termann |
| Appearance | Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Flora Augusta, Charlie Gustafsson |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production company | Zentropa Productions2 |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Danish theatrical release | 24.06.2021 |
| Comment | Christoffer Boe enjoyed popular success with 'The Purity of Vengeance' (2018), the fourth installment in Zentropa's Department Q crime franchise. Boe made his debut with 'Reconstruction' (2003), which earned him the Camera d'Or at Cannes. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Productions2 |
| Co-production | Film i Väst, Zentropa Sweden |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet |
| In collaboration with | TV2 Danmark, SVT |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
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Instruktion |
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| Direction | Christoffer Boe |
| 1st assistant director | Peter Hingebjerg |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
| Casting | Jette Termann |
| Continuity | Karina Skovgaard |
| Extras coordinator | Anne Serup |
| Assistant extras coordinator | Kinneret Sarusie |
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Manus |
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| Screenplay | Tobias Lindholm |
| Screenplay | Christoffer Boe |
| Consultant | Anna Juul |
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Produktion |
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| Producer | Louise Vesth |
| Producer | Sisse Graum Jørgensen |
| Producer | Mads Damsbo |
| Co-producer | Lizette Jonjic |
| Post Producer | Line Plougsbæk |
| Line producer | Maj-Britt Paulmann Dalsgaard |
| Production manager | Søren Frimodt-Møller |
| Production manager | Ronny Fritsche |
| Associate producer | Ida Harder |
| Production director | Katrine Larsen |
| Production director | Jessica Balac |
| Production coordinator | Liva Prescott |
| Production coordinator | Linda Hante Engström |
| Production assistant | Nicolai Arnholm |
| Production assistant | Ida Hesseldal |
| Production assistant | Nikolaj Rasmussen |
| Producer's assistant | Agnes Parkrud |
| Producer's assistant | Sofie Brandt |
| Producer's assistant | Lea Lund |
| Producer's assistant | Cecilie Philbert |
| Producer: development | Sidsel Hybschmann |
| Location manager | Mikkel Schiller |
| Location manager | Rasmus Wassberg |
| Location assistant | Sofie Staal |
| Location assistant | Tereza Andersson |
| Location scout | Tereza Andersson |
| Location scout | Anton Isemo |
| Location scout | Stina Elinderson |
| Post-production manager | Tine Clasen |
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Foto |
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| Cinematographer | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| First assistant camera | Arvid Jernqvist |
| Camera assistant | Arvid Jernqvist |
| First assistant camera | Nicholas Bluff |
| 2nd assistant camera | August Palm |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Hannes Johansson |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Franz A. Borde |
| First assistant camera: 2. unit | Kristoffer Høyer |
| Steadicam | Paul Blomgren Dovan |
| Key grip | Martin Hartland |
| Low loader | Philip Cooke |
| Drone operator | Alex Suhr |
| Gaffer | Martin Lerche |
| Key grip | David Odstad |
| Key grip | Gabriel Stefan |
| Logger/loader | Mira Thu |
| DIT | Lukas Westtoft |
| DIT | Emil Eriksson |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Henrik Ohsten |
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Lys |
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| Best boy | Gabriel Stefan |
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Klip |
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| Editor | My Thordal |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Avid supervisor | Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson |
| Editor: development | Mik Stampe Fogh |
| Assistant editor | Oliver Lindboe |
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Musik |
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| Composer | Mikkel Maltha |
| Composer | Anthony Lledo |
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Produktionsdesign |
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| Production designer | Nikolaj Danielsen |
| Art director | Charlotte Snede Sørensen |
| Property master | Magnus Kasting |
| Property master | Anna Natalia Siemonsen |
| Set dresser | Jeppe Green Schelde |
| Set dresser | Julie Henneke Hartmann |
| Set dresser | Lisa Öman |
| Assistant set dresser | Patrik Skoglöv |
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Kostumer |
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| Costume designer | Anette Hvidt |
| Costume on set | Charlotte Moe |
| Costume on set | Anna Ågren |
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Makeup |
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| Hair and makeup artist | Christina Dahlin |
| Hair and makeup artist | Henrik Steen |
| Makeup artist assistant | Lisbeth Syrén |
| Makeup artist assistant | Lene Majgaard |
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| Sound designer | Eddie Simonsen |
| Sound designer | Morten Green |
| Boom operator | Eric Guslén |
| Additional sound | Tobias Lukassen |
| Additional sound | Laura Ejdrup Hesseldahl |
| Sound effect editor | Christian Skeel |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
| Recording engineer | Stéphane de Rocquigny |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX supervisor | Jeppe Bingestam |
| Digital colorist | Jeppe Bingestam |
| VFX artist | Emil Eriksson |
| Poster artwork | Danni Riddertoft |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Martin Zetterlund |
| Stunt coordinator | Michael Brolin |
| Stunt double | Martin Ahlberg |
| Safety manager | Anders Nylander |
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Medvirkende |
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| Maggie | Katrine Greis-Rosenthal |
| Carsten | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau |
| Chloe | Flora Augusta |
| Frederik | Charlie Gustafsson |
| August | August Christian Vinkel |
| Torben | Nicolas Bro |
| Pia | Maj-Britt Mathiesen |
| Stellan | Dag Malmberg |
| Frank | Rasmus Hammerich |
| 11-årig dreng | Luca Reichardt Ben Coker |
| Klasselærer | Sofie Torp |
| Læge | Michael Brostrup |
| Englænder | Bennet Thorpe |
| Kvindelig psykolog | Helene Egelund |
| Anders | Magnus Bruun |
| Kok | Bo Lindegaard |
| Malou | Luise Skov |
| Michelin speaker | David Bateson |
| Gæst | Camilla Lau |
| Tjener ved Café Europa | Vega Moltke Leth |
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Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Transilvania International Film Festival | 2022-06-17 |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2021-09-16 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2021-08-21 |
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