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Adam's Apples

Adams æbler

2005

A hardened neo-Nazi sentenced to community service at a country church clashes with its relentlessly cheerful priest, who refuses to acknowledge any evil in the world — setting off an absurd, darkly comic battle of wills. A pitch-black Danish comedy.

Why it’s here

Anders Thomas Jensen’s singular religious black comedy has an enduring Danish and international cult reputation.

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Part of 10 Essential Danish Films

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Denmark. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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