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Bakerman (film)

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Bakerman
Directed byDavid Noel Bourke
Written byDavid Noel Bourke
Produced byLEP Studios
TBT Productions
Æstetiske Billeder
StarringMikkel Vadsholt
Siir Tilif
Brian Hjulmann
Mia Lerdam
Pejman Khorsand-Jamal
CinematographyRasmus Leo Hansen, Nikolaj Lindblad
Music byTsv Nst
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
Running time
83 mins
CountryDenmark
LanguagesDanish, English, Turkish[1]

Bakerman is a feature film written and directed by David Noel Bourke.[2] It stars Mikkel Vadsholt as Jens, alongside Siir Tilif, Brian Hjulmann, and Mia Lerdam. The movie evolved from a previous project, White Pig, whose scope was too large to shoot independently, so the filmmaker took one character and developed a movie about him.[3]

Plot

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Jens (Mikkel Vadsholdt) is a reclusive night-owl. In the midst of a mid-life crisis, the quality of his work as a baker begins to decline. When a group of young people smash the window of his car, his temper breaks and he knocks one of them out. Jens finds new purpose through vigilantism, leading him down a destructive path.[1]

Release

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Bakerman had its world premier at CPH:PIX.[4] The official Irish premier was at the Dingle International Film Festival in 2017, where the director also participated in a special Independent Journey panel to discuss the making of this feature film along with other filmmakers.[5]

Bakerman also was officially selected at Filmfest München 2017,[1] where the film participated in the international independents section of the festival program.[1] Other notable film festivals that invited the film for screenings include Nordic International Film Festival in New York (where the lead actor won the Best Male Actor Award),[6] the Scandinavian International Film Festival in Finland,[7] the Richard Harris International Film Festival in Ireland,[8] and the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden (where it was nominated for the Méliès d'argent award for Best Feature Film).[9][10]

Accolades

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Mikkel Vadsholt's performance as Jens won the 2017 Best Male Actor Award at the Nordic International Film Festival.[6]

The film won the Best Foreign Film award at the Maryland International film festival, which was presented to director David Noel Bourke.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "BAKERMAN". FILMFEST MÜNCHEN. Filmfest München. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017.
  2. ^ "BAKERMAN - award winning!". LEP Studios. Last Exit Productions. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. ^ Haberfelner, Mike (July 2015). "An Interview with David Noel Bourke, Director of Bakerman". (re)Search my Trash. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Bakerman". CPH 27.10 - 09.11. CPH PIX. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "GO BEHIND THE SCENES – DINGLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES POW-WOW". Dingle 17 International Film Festival. Dingle International Film Festival. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19.
  6. ^ a b "Winners 2017". Nordic International Film Festival. Nordic International Film Festival Inc. 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Bakerman". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ^ "2017 FESTIVAL PROGRAMME". The Richard Harris International Film Festival. Richard Harris International Film Festival. 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Bakerman". FANTASTISK FILMFESTIVAL. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Méliès d'Argent 2017 – de nominerade filmerna" [Silver Méliès 2017 - the nominated films]. FANTASTISK FILMFESTIVAL (in Swedish). 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Maryland International Film Festival". Maryland International Film Festival. 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. ^ "2018 FESTIVAL WINNERS". herald mail media. 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. ^ "2018 FESTIVAL WINNERS". Film Festivals. 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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