Directed by:
Anders Thomas JensenScreenplay:
Anders Thomas JensenCinematography:
Kasper TuxenComposer:
Jeppe KaasCast:
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Gustav Lindh, Roland Møller, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt (more)Plots(1)
Anders Thomas Jensen, scriptwriter for filmmakers like Susanne Bier and Kristian Levring, feels at home in many genres, yet his own directorial style sticks out. Just like Adam’s Apples (2005) and Men & Chicken (IFFR 2016) his latest film is a black comedy with a plot only he could come up with. Riders of Justice starts with a series of sad events: a stolen bike, dismissal, a train accident. Coincidence or a causal link? Data analyst Otto (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) examines the matter aided by his eccentric colleague Lennart (Lars Brygmann) and their even stranger friend Emmenthaler (Nicolas Bro). Together with professional soldier Markus (Mads Mikkelsen), who lost his wife in the train wreck, the men develop into angels of wrath. The mission leads to results, though perhaps not the intended ones. Riders of Justice’s bone-dry humour and inimitable logic makes it another absurdist, yet educational and moving highlight in Jensen’s oeuvre. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Mads Mikkelsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Hunt (2012)
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Adam's Apples (2005)
Andrea Heick Gadeberg
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Daniel (2019)
Lars Brygmann
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Aftermath (2004)
Nicolas Bro
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Adam's Apples (2005)
Gustav Lindh
Sweden
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Queen of Hearts (2019)
Roland Møller
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Land of Mine (2015)
A Second Chance (2014)
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Denmark
Best movies:
The Day Will Come (2016)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Another Round (2020)
Anne Birgitte Lind
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Restless Souls (2005)
Omar Shargawi
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
The Guilty (2018)
R (2010)
Jacob Lohmann
Denmark
Best movies:
The Promised Land (2023)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Royal Affair (2012)
Henrik Noél Olesen
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
A Second Chance (2014)
King's Game (2004)
Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Northwest (2013)
April 9th (2015)
Klaus Messerschmidt Hjuler
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past (2011)
Peder Holm Johansen
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)
Rene hjerter (2006)
Rikke Louise Andersson
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
In a Better World (2010)
The Reunion 2: The Funeral (2014)
Jesper Ole Feit Andersen
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
A Fortunate Man (2018)
The Village - One Family's Sacrifice Will Let a Country Live (2012)
Morten Suurballe
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
The Guilty (2018)
Grown-up People (2005)
Stine Schrøder Jensen
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
White Night (2007)
Klassefesten (2011)
Jesper Groth
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Out of Tune (2019)