David Dencik
16 titles
Filmography
16 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.

Brotherhood
(2009)Brotherhood is a potent, fiery drama which explores what happens when you add same-sex attraction to the already volatile world of neo-Nazis.

The Perfect Patient
(2019)Two journalists dig deep into their search for the truth about the decay of a judicial system, and about a liar who stops lying. The story is based on the true story behind one of Sweden's biggest legal scandals.

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.

Rosa Morena
(2011)Prevented from adopting a child in his native Denmark, Thomas travels to Brazil where he meets a woman willing to give him the baby she is carrying.

All That Matters Is Past
(2012)All That Matters Is Past tells the story of childhood friends Janne and two brothers, William and Ruud who from the moment of meeting - their destinies are entwined.

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.

A Royal Affair
(2012)The gripping tale of idealists who risk everything in pursuit of freedom for their people and of the forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.

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.

Call Girl
(2012)Stockholm, late 70’s. The model utopian society. Political neutrality and atomic power march hand in hand with women's liberation and the sexual revolution. But under the polished surface, other desires are eager to be fulfilled. Within a stone’s throw of government buildings and juvenile homes lies the seductive, glittery and dirty world of sex clubs, strip shows, discotheques and apartments used for illicit and profitable rendezvous. Call Girl tells the story of how young Iris is recruited from the bottom rung of society, into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.