| Drama, Comedy |
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writers: Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2020
Runtime: 1h 55m
SUMMARY:
In Thomas Vinterberg’s new film, four middle-aged men conduct a social experiment based on an anecdotal theory that the human body needs 0.05 per cent blood alcohol content [BAC] to function properly. The rules are simple. For most of the day they must drink enough to maintain a constant BAC level – enough to reach a slight buzz but not enough to leave one wasted – which means they have to be drunk during work hours. All four men are schoolteachers.
MOVIE REVIEW:
For a film with such a simple premise, Another Round is delightfully complex. It never loses focus on what’s important, though it gives itself ample opportunities to steer away. One moment of care between a coach and a young misfit child does not go where you think it does, and a plot point about a teacher convincing a student to take shots before an exam is surprisingly earnest and sweet. Vinterberg’s control is, well, sobering and by the end earns one of the most infectious and exhilarating endings of the last couple of years.
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