Copenhagen Does Not Exist
Kobenhavn findes ikke
Kobenhavn ne obstaja
An unusual blend of thriller, drama and meditation on the nature of presence and seeing. The secret behind a young girl's mysterious disappearance is gradually unlocked by her boyfriend and her father, who close themselves off from the world - the former with the purpose of making a confession, and the latter seeking to understand his daughter's disappearance.

A few months ago, Ida vanished without a trace. When three months later she neither returns nor her corpse is found, her father has a strange idea: he retreats with Ida's partner, Sander, into a spacious empty apartment for a talk that is part interrogation, part psychotherapy session, part confession. It soon becomes obvious that even long before her disappearance, the two lovers had chosen a strange and unconventional life: cut off from the world, isolated in the middle of the big city.

"We see the female character only through Sander's eyes and that means that it will never be the real her. When people pass away, they become a story. A story that changes every time you tell it. I wanted to visualise what happens when someone starts to question your stories. Your memories and stories change. Sander wants to make a beautiful picture of her. But then, slowly, he starts to open up to all the bad stuff that might also be true about her." (Martin Skovbjerg)

Section: ADRIATIC FESTIVAL NETWORK
Directed by: Martin Skovbjerg
Country, year: Denmark, 2023
Length: 109
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: Danish, Serbian, Swedish

Screening in cinema:

Fri, 10.11.2023 15:00 Kino Bežigrad Buy
Fri, 10.11.2023 17:45 APT Novo mesto Buy
Sun, 12.11.2023 20:00 Maribox Buy
Wed, 15.11.2023 18:45 AGRFT Hall Buy
Fri, 17.11.2023 21:00 AGRFT Hall Buy
Sun, 19.11.2023 15:00 Kosovel Hall Buy

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Screenplay:
Eskil Vogt
Cinematography:
Jacob Moller
Cast:
Jonas Holst Schmidt (Sander), Angela Bundalovic (Ida), Zlatko Burić (Porath), Vilmer Trier Brogger (Viktor), Christopher Laesso (Marcello), Ella Schartner (Amalie)
Producent:
Snowglobe
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Distribution:
Cinemania
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Sales:
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About director
Born in 1980, in Denmark. He first pursued a career in music and still performs with the electronic music trio Av Av Avje. He started out by making music videos for prominent music artists and then switched to directing TV series and movies. Although a self-taught filmmaker, his films have won him great international acclaim. He is a director, editor, music producer and director of film, TV and music videos.
Filmography
2015 Anton90 (TV-serija/TV series)
2018 Brakland (Sticks and Stones)
2022 Kobenhavn findes ikke (Copenhagen Does Not Exist/Kobenhavn ne obstaja)