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A Fortunate Man (2018) · Cineora

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A BILLE AUGUST FILM

A Fortunate Man

20182h 42mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 8.9K votes

THE STORY

A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite. As he rises through the ranks of society, the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.

Melancholic
Dark
Ambition
Class
Period piece

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorBille August

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Esben SmedLykke-Per

Katrine Greis-RosenthalJakobe Salomon

Benjamin KitterIvan Salomon

Julie ChristiansenNanny Salomon

Rasmus BjergEybert

Ole LemmekeDelft

Sara ViktoriaInger

Sophie Marie JeppesenLisbeth

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