Election Night

Overview

On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a variety of taxi drivers, all racist in their way and Peter has to decide whether to stand up for his convictions or getting to the polls on time. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1998

Original language

Danish

Spoken languages

Danish

Countries

Denmark

Production

M&M Productions

Cast

Mikkel Vadsholt,John Martinus,Ole Thestrup,Jens Jørn Spottag,Hella Joof,Nicolas Bro,Farshad Kholghi,Thomas Milton Walther,Ulrich Thomsen

Director

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer

Anders Thomas Jensen

Producer

Kim Magnusson,Tivi Magnusson

Cinematography

Jens Schlosser

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0189179