THE SAINT BERNARD SYNDICATE
Filmfest 2018
OT: SANKT BERNHARD SYNDIKATET
Denmark 2018
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Danish)
German Premiere
Director: Mads Brügger
Section: International Independents
Rasmus doesn't have much time left to enjoy life. He's just been diagnosed with ALS. But instead of drowning in self-pity, he forges ahead. His old friend Frederik is looking for a partner and investor in his business. Together, they set off for China to sell St. Bernards as status symbols to the new middle class. Soon, however, the two men notice that they are really far away from home.
Cast: Frederik Cilius Jorgensen, Rasmus Bruun, Odessa, Flemming Sørensen, Vibeke Manniche
Credits
Screenplay: Lærke Sanderhoff
Director of Photography: Jonas Berlin
Film Editor: Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen
Composer: Mads Heldtberg
Production Designer: Piotr Winiewicz
Costume Design: Tanja Eleonora Spang
Sound: Mick Raaschou
Producer: Emilie Kaae Lebech, Jakob Kirstein Høgel
Production Company: Meta Film Rights ApS
World Sales: TrustNordisk Film
Director: Mads Brügger
biography
Danish journalist, moderator and filmmaker Mads Brügger was born in 1972. He worked for print media and radio and was the occasional host of the late -night talk show "The 11th Hour" (2007). In the documentary film THE AMBASSADOR (2011), Brügger posed as a diplomat to explore the trade in blood diamonds in Africa.
