David Dencik
12 titles
Filmography
12 results

Across the Waters
(2016)Based on true events, Jewish musician Arne Itkin and his family flee Nazi-occupied Denmark in a desperate journey to freedom in neutral Sweden.

Men & Chicken
(2015)In a search for their biological father, two social outcasts learn the difficult truth about themselves while uncovering a buried family secret.

A Soap
(2006)Charlotte (Trine Dyrholm), the owner of a beauty salon, breaks up with her abusive boyfriend and moves into her own apartment. Below her lives Veronica (David Dencik), a preoperative transsexual. The two become tentative friends after Charlotte saves Veronica's life, and Veronica protects Charlotte from her ex-lover. Both are surprised and confused when friendship turns into romance.
The Early Years: Erik Nietzsche Part 1
(2007)An accidental student (Jonatan Spang) at Denmark's National Film School finds the institution filled with talentless and pompous hacks.

Diorama
(2022)As miscommunication and temptations abound, a couple's once-passionate marriage slowly unravels, narrated through humorous dioramas.

The Absent One
(2014)In 1994, a murder case is closed when an outsider confesses, but in 2014, Carl Mørck realizes something is wrong. As he and his team investigate, they find an old emergency call from a girl who knows the secrets of the murders. As they search for the girl, they discover influential men trying to keep her silent.

We Are the Best!
(2013)In 1980s Stockholm, two misfit adolescent rebels with questionable talents recruit their shy, classical guitarist pal and form an all-girl punk band.

Attachment
(2022)A horror romance about Maja, a has-been actress in Denmark, who falls in love with Leah, a young, Jewish academic visiting from the UK.

Satisfaction 1720
(2016)In 1720, with the Great Northern War behind him, a heroic vice admiral suffers an identity crisis and goes in search of his next career move.

Waiting for the Barbarians
(2019)A colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising.

Regression
(2015)Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime.

The Kindness of Strangers
(2019)A heart-warming tale of love and life with a stellar cast including Bill Nighy, Andrea Riseborough and Zoe Kazan. In New York City, six strangers' lives intersect in a story of ordinary people struggling to find help, hope and love. As the unlikely group comes together, they discover that liberation and triumph lie in each other's hands.