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Empire

Original title: Viften
  • 2023
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Peter Gantzler, Caroline Henderson, Claus Riis Østergaard, Sara Fanta Traore, Christopher Læssø, Tyler Errol Murray, Anna Neye, and Jesper Groth in Empire (2023)
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St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fi... Read allSt. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.

  • Director
    • Frederikke Aspöck
  • Writer
    • Anna Neye
  • Stars
    • Anna Neye
    • Sara Fanta Traore
    • Claus Riis Østergaard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    451
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    • Director
      • Frederikke Aspöck
    • Writer
      • Anna Neye
    • Stars
      • Anna Neye
      • Sara Fanta Traore
      • Claus Riis Østergaard
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Anna Neye
    • Anna Heegaard
    Sara Fanta Traore
    • Petrine
    Claus Riis Østergaard
    Claus Riis Østergaard
    • Peter Von Scholten
    Jesper Groth
    • Admiral Irminger
    Tyler Errol Murray
    • Frederik
    Caroline Henderson
    Caroline Henderson
    • Gudrun
    James L. Sampson
    • Tom
    • (as James Sampson)
    Søs Sif Thiele
    Søs Sif Thiele
    • Mrs. Nielsen
    Jesper Asholt
    • Mr. Nielsen
    Anders Brink Madsen
    Anders Brink Madsen
    • Mr. Hagensen
    Chérie Celeste Malone
    Chérie Celeste Malone
    • Ester
    Prince Yaw Appiah
    Prince Yaw Appiah
    • Sorte Svend
    Christopher Læssø
    Christopher Læssø
    • Butler
    Peter Gantzler
    Peter Gantzler
    • The King
    Karen Mukupa
    • Sif
    Mikkel Hilgart
    Mikkel Hilgart
    • Auctioneer
    • (as Mikkel Becker Hilgart)
    Søren Sætter-Lassen
    Søren Sætter-Lassen
    • Narrator
    Maria Leticia Eyenga Ncogo Esuba
    • Frigg
    • Director
      • Frederikke Aspöck
    • Writer
      • Anna Neye
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      Director Frederikke Aspöcks 5th great grandmother was Anna Heegaard's sister.

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2023 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Spain
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Danish
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Meta Film
      • Brain Academy
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
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      1 hour 33 minutes
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