The Green Butchers (De grønne slagtere) 21 years old

There is something mythological about killing an animal and then mocking it by sticking it into its own intestine

The Green Butchers

A black comedy featuring two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil.

Credits

The Green Butchers Cast

Name Character
Mads Mikkelsen He was 37, now 58 years old as Svend
Nikolaj Lie Kaas He was 30, now 50 years old as Bjarne / Eigil
Camilla Bendix She was 32, now 53 years old as Beate
Jakob Cedergren He was 30, now 51 years old as Levnedsmiddelkontrollen
Nicolas Bro He was 31, now 52 years old as Hus Hans
Bodil Jørgensen She was 42, now 62 years old as Tina
Ole Thestrup He was 55, 69 years old when he died as Holger
Tomas Villum Jensen He was 32, now 52 years old as Håndværker
Lily Weiding She was 79, now 99 years old as Juhl
Line Kruse He was 28, now 48 years old as Astrid
Jeppe Kaas He was 36, now 57 years old as Musiker
Aksel Erhardtsen He was 76, 83 years old when he died as Villumsen
Elsebeth Steentoft She was 60, now 80 years old as Ingrid Grith

The Green Butchers Crew

Name Department
Anders Thomas Jensen as Director. He was 31 (now 51) years old Directing
Anders Thomas Jensen as Screenplay. He was 31 (now 51) years old Writing
Sebastian Blenkov as Director of Photography. He was 31 (now 51) years old Camera
Tivi Magnusson as Producer. He was 61 (now 81) years old Production
Mia Stensgaard as Production Design. She was 30 (now 51) years old Art
Mia Stensgaard as Costume Design. She was 30 (now 51) years old Costume & Make-Up
Helle Nielsen as Costume Design. She was 22 (now 42) years old Costume & Make-Up
Anders Villadsen as Editor. He was 39 (now 60) years old Editing
Kim Magnusson as Producer. He was 38 (now 58) years old Production
The Green Butchers poster
The Green Butchers (21 years)

There is something mythological about killing an animal and then mocking it by sticking it into its own intestine

  • Release day: Saturday, March 08, 2003
  • Runtime: 100 minutes