Ulrich Thomsen

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The Broken
(M)
2008
On a busy street in London, Gina thinks she sees herself drive past in her own car. Stunned by this strange event, Gina follows the mystery woman up to her apartment. From here, events take an eerie turn for the worse until Gina's awareness slides from solid reality into a world that will haunt more than just her nightmares.
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2008
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On a busy street in London, Gina thinks she sees herself drive past in her own car. Stunned by this strange event, Gina follows the mystery woman up to her apartment. From here, events take an eerie turn for the worse until Gina's awareness slides from solid reality into a world that will haunt more than just her nightmares.
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The International
(MA15+)
2009
In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war.

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In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Milan to New York to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war.

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Adam's Apples
(MA15+)
2005
Sentenced to community service at a small, countryside church, Adam, a middle aged neo-nazi, is warmly welcomed by the cheerful vicar Ivan. Although Adam is crude, full of hostility and clearly beyond redemption, Ivan encourages him to choose a goal that will occupy his time there. When Adam dismissively replies that he will bake an apple pie, Ivan assigns him the task of nurturing the churchs lone apple tree. If by the time this unassuming tree has been attacked by crows, infested with maggots and struck by lightning, you are not reasonably certain it has become a battleground for a fiercely irreverent struggle between good and evil, then you have not had the pleasure of meeting an Anders...
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2005
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Hitman (Blu-ray)
(MA15+)
2007
The “Hitman” known only as Agent 47 (Tim Olyphant) is a genetically-engineered assassin who works for a mysterious organization called The Agency. A ruthless killing machine and the best at what he does, 47 has been trailed for years by a relentless Interpol agent (Dougray Scott). 47’s latest assignment -- the assassination of a power-hungry Russian politician – embroils him in a far-reaching conspiracy. His assignment is further complicated when he is unexpectedly drawn to a beautiful prostitute, Nika, who becomes a “random equation” in 47’s precision-fueled work and life.

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Hitman
(MA15+)
2007
The “Hitman” known only as Agent 47 (Tim Olyphant) is a genetically-engineered assassin who works for a mysterious organization called The Agency. A ruthless killing machine and the best at what he does, 47 has been trailed for years by a relentless Interpol agent (Dougray Scott). 47’s latest assignment -- the assassination of a power-hungry Russian politician – embroils him in a far-reaching conspiracy. His assignment is further complicated when he is unexpectedly drawn to a beautiful prostitute, Nika, who becomes a “random equation” in 47’s precision-fueled work and life.

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2007
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Festen-The Celebration
(MA15+)
1998
A breathtaking, landmark film the first to adhere to the DOGME95 Manifesto FESTEN won a swag of international awards including the Jury prize at Cannes and garnered wide public acclaim. Filmed in real time, Thomas Vinterbergs chilling examination of familial disintegration personifies the Dog me style sweeping hand held camera work, unforced dramatics, and powerful realism. We are shown the Klingenfeldt family on the eve of the patriarchs 60th birthday; but with his daughters recent suicide already destabilising the precarious family equilibrium, the doomed celebration soon begins its downward spiral
1998
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The Rocket Post
(PG)
2004
THE ROCKET POST tells the remarkable true story of an idealistic German scientist, Gerhard Zucher, who came to a remote corner of Scotland during the 1930's to develop a rocket to transport mail between the inaccessible islands. When Zucher arrived he had to deal with local hostility not only to new technology, but also to Germans in general as during the First World War the Highlands and Islands had lost, per capita, the greatest number of soldiers in the British Isles. Matters are only further complicated when the mistrusted foreigner falls in love with the beautiful local schoolteacher, Catherine MacKay.
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2004
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Brothers
(MA15+)
2004
Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) has everything under control: a successful military career, a beautiful wife (Connie Nielsen) and two daughters. His younger brother Jannik (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission the balance between the two brothers changes forever. Michael is missing in action - presumed dead - and Sarah is comforted by Jannik, who against all odds take responsibility for himself and the family. It soon becomes clear that their feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy. When Michael comes home, traumatized by being held prisoner in the mountains of Afghanistan, nothing is the same…
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2004
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The Zookeeper
(M)
2001
Eastern Europe - a city torn by civil war - Present Day Jonah Ludovic writes in his journal. His poetry softening the cynical observations of a man living a self imposed penance. Wherever he came from and whoever he was, Ludovic is now alone, silenced by a crime unknown. Ludovic can hear the shelling of an imposing civil war. He can see the flashes of fire destroying a city that once was his home. He doesn't move. He just writes. As daybreak arrives, the shelling has ceased. Ludovic makes his way to his job as a custodian at the local zoo. He is met at the gates by the fleeing staff. Ludovic chooses to remain behind, he has no where to go.
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2001
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The Weight of Water
(MA15+)
2000
Sean Penn ( I Am Sam, Dead Man Walking ), Sarah Polley ( eXistenZ, Jerry And Tom, Go ) and Elizabeth Hurley ( Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Serving Sara ) lead a stellar cast in a sexy psychological thriller which proves that passion and jealousy are timeless! Over a century ago, a small island off New Hampshire was the site of a notorious murder that continues to generate controversy. When a present-day photographer (Catherine McCormack - Spy Game, The Tailor Of Panama ) sails to the island with her husband and another couple to investigate the crime, these uneasy shipmates begin to discover as much about themselves as their infamous subject! Now secrets are...
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2000
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Max
Max
(M)
2002
ARTS + POLITICS = POWER A promising young artist, Max Rothman lost his arm in the Great War and with it his ability to paint. Upon his return he opens what quickly becomes an acclaimed art gallery catering to modernism. There he runs into another war veteran and struggling artist named Adolf Hitler. Max encourages Adolf to develop his talent and channel his raw beliefs into his art. Penniless and without family or friends, the lure of politics soon wins Adolf's interest over art, setting into motion the most cataclysmic period in the 20th century.

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"Sparkling and funny!" - Laura Winters, The New York Times In the tradition of Big Night and Chocolat comes this "delicious romantic comedy!"* that won over 10 international film awards and captured the hearts of moviegoers around the world. Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But, Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep. As Martha struggles to care for her headstrong niece, the restaurant hires a charming and carefree Italian chef named Mario. Suspicious of Mario's intentions,...
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Killing Me Softly
(R18+)
2002
To be struck by lightning, or as the French call it a 'coup de foudre' - it's that rare moment when two people lock eyes and the world melts away in the powerful intensity of instant attraction. So it is for Alice ( Heather Graham - Boogie Nights), an American living comfortably in London with her friends, career, flat and loving boyfriend until one morning, on her way to work, her eyes lock with a mesmerising stranger for no more than a second. With consequence cast aside she begins a passionate and heated affair that leads to a hasty marriage. Shortly after Alice begins to receive mysterious notes warning her about her husband - Adam ( Joseph Fiennes -...
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2002
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With only three games left for England to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil, disaster strikes. The manager suffers a near fatal heart attack and, oddly enough, nobody seems to want to take his place. So football's top brass turn to Mike Bassett, manager of a very minor league club.

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