Gone with the Fish

Gone with the Fish 1999

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Based on director Lotte Svendsen's own memories of her childhood on the Baltic island of Bornholm, but though it is set in 1981 the conflicts portrayed do not seem far away. At the start of the film Lars Erik and his wife Sonja are doing well on the Baltic island of Bornholm. Lars Erik is a successful fisherman, Sonja is a traditional housewife, proud of their new house bulging with consumer goods. Their love for each other is the sturdy footing on which their home is founded. Lars Erik employs three men on his trawler, and spends as fast as he earns, so when fishing quotas are cut he faces a crisis. One by one his men leave the boat, but he refuses to give up. Being a fisherman is like being a farmer - you depend on the wealth of mother nature herself. However, mother nature is like romance, highly capricious!

  • Released: 1999-09-03
  • Runtime: 116 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Comedy
  • Stars: Sofie Stougaard, Henrik Lykkegaard, Michelle Bjørn-Andersen, Isidor Torkar, Thomas Bo Larsen, Helle Dolleris, Søren Hauch-Fausbøll, Jesper Asholt, Martin Buch, Jette Frovin Jensen, Lone Madsen, Preben Harris, Pernille Grumme, Anna Norberg, Kjeld Nørgaard, Terese Damsholt, Ulla Gottlieb, Erling Haagensen, Troels II Munk, Grete Nordrå  Show all >
    Peter Steen, Christer Sjögren, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Benjamin Hansen, Thorkild Westh, Niels Ole Blem, Stig Kofoed, Peer Letholm Nielsen, Barbara Jakobsen, Christoffer Barnekov, Søs Karlson, Hans Kristian Nørregaard, Eske Thorlund, Leo Mortensen, Nichita Frederiksen, Carl Press, Willy Lund Hansen, Bodil Lundquist, Peter Skram, Holger Anker Kofod, Elias Manniche Møller, Annemette Henriksen
  • Director: Lotte Svendsen