The Green Butchers

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Ivan F @Neogrey Mar 3, 2026 Watching Anders Thomas Jensen movies with Mads and Nikolaj as main characters is like riding a rollercoaster, never a dull moment. See more Hector I @Hector1184BC Dec 5, 2025 Svend and Bjarne, two men damaged by life, open a butcher shop that fails until a cannibalistic "recipe" suddenly brings success. The film starts as absurd comedy but shifts into drama, showing how childhood wounds shape our choices. Svend, never loved, seeks respect at any cost and falls into violence, while Bjarne, traumatised by the loss of his family, tries to stay on the side of good. The story probes what we bury inside ourselves and reminds us that, even when broken, we still have a choice. Its Jeunet-like aesthetic heightens the strangeness, and Svend’s lack of empathy echoes how ordinary people can slide into horror. This film marked me not because I want to see it again, but because of the uncomfortable questions it stirred in me. A disturbing, darkly comic tale. 3/5. See more Dennui S @dennui Nov 1, 2025 Funny, dark, sweet and a bit gruesome. There aren't any bad Anders Tomas Jensen/Mads Mikkelsen/Nikolj Lie Kaas movies. See more R 9 @RT00952237 Oct 3, 2023 Sweeney Todd... if he were a butcher?* I watched this as part of my run through Mads Mikkelsen's filmography, but it may as well be a Nikolaj Lie Kaas 'watchathon' given how often he has appeared - not that I'm complaining, I like him as an actor. Him and Mikkelsen (how about that trim!) are terrific all the way through this 2003 flick. The story is a surprisingly simple one but is one that never bores or overstays its welcome, the 90 or so minute run time is perfectly selected in that regard. It's a pretty messed up story but an entertaining one at that, you can probably predict large portions from a certain point - yet even then there are still bits that are against that grain. Humour-wise it's solid if not spectacular, though a lot of it is naturally likely lost in translation... it still has its moments, mind. Elsewhere, I enjoyed the score a fair amount, it reminded me ever so slightly of a tiny bit of music from 2011's (outstanding) 'Source Code'. In short: 'The Green Butchers' is excellent. I'd personally recommend that you check it out. *looks like Andy Milligan and John Miranda did just that 33 years prior this with 'Bloodthirsty Butchers'... kudos! See more Wolfgang G @RT51462348 Aug 25, 2022 Dänische Delikatessen ist eine dänische Filmkomödie, besser gesagt eine Makabre und groteske schwarze Komödie. Drehbuch und Regie Anders Thomas Jensen, er ist auch für die Filme „Men & Chicken" und „Adams Äpfel" bekannt. Die beiden Hauptdarsteller Nikolaj Lie Kaas als „nette lieber Scheusal (Bjarne) und zurückgeblieben Zwillingsbruder ( Eigil)" Mads Mikkelsen (Svend) als „neurotischer Pedant", spielen ihre Rollen ausgezeichnet. See more dave s @RT68722908 Mar 2, 2022 While it doesn't always hit the mark and stretches credibility somewhat, The Green Butchers is an entertaining and very dark comedy about cannibalism. Svend, who suffers from some psychological issues, and Bjorne, who is perpetually broke, are a pair of butchers who decide to open their own shop. To their disappointment, the shop draws no customers…until they start serving human flesh to their unknowing clientele. The Green Butchers is as deadpan as deadpan gets, filled with lethal, droll one-liners and subtle sight gags. It does get a bit repetitive as the parade of frozen corpses on meat hooks progresses, but it is strangely compelling and flat out funny at times...and not as gruesome as one would think. See more Read all reviews

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