A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Espen Arnakke
Stuart Graham
John Wakefield
Anneke von der Lippe
Jenny
Bjørn Floberg
Johan Hoeg
Hywel Bennett
The Captain
Margot Finley
Eva
Michael Wade
Stoker
Graham Greene
Burly
Knut Husebø
Cafe guest
Espen Haavardsholm
Cafe guest
Anne Krigsvoll
Cafe guest
John Sigurd Kristensen
Cafe guest
Jeanne Bøe
Cafe guest
Tonja Sitara Sanborn
Cafe guest
Sven Henriksen
Hovmester
Sturla Berg-Johansen
Kelner
Stig Hoffmeyer
Wilhelm Arnakke
Else Qualmann
Amalia Arnakke
Henrik Sloth
Janus
Stephanie Leon
Agnes
Marina Bouras
Rose
Tomas Villum Jensen
Jørgen
Niels-Martin Eriksen
Elvind
Tove Olsen
Shop owner's wife
Lars Göran Persson
The mate
Mats Helin
The cook
Sherry White
Gertrude
Mack Barfoot
Kelly
Anthony Ayre
Older man
Ann Marie Anonsen
Woman 1
Tina Randell
Woman 2
Kevin Lewis
Blakeman
Philip Dinn
Frenchy
Bob Kelly
Marsh
Crew
Keith Burgess
Daily Grip
Nils Gaup
Director
Sigve Endresen
Writer, Producer
Kenny Sanders
Writer, Third Assistant Director
Aksel Sandemose
Novel
Barrie Vince
Editor
Jon Endre Mørk
Assistant Editor
Erling Thurmann-Andersen
Cinematography
Jan Erik Nielsen
Color Timer
Catho Bach Christensen
First Assistant Director
Paul Pope
First Assistant Director
Cara Powell
Third Assistant Director
Nina B. Andersson Figenschow
Production Coordinator
Michael Bille Frandsen
Production Coordinator
Beata Mannheimer
Production Coordinator
Jessica Paine
Production Coordinator
Dorian Rowe
Production Coordinator
Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen
Producer
Mogens Glad
Associate Producer
Claes-Göran Lillieborg
Co-Producer
Kathryn Mason
Producer's Assistant
Arve Figenschow
Line Producer
Brad Barkhouse
Production Assistant
Ola Narum Berg
Production Assistant
Sara Eliasson
Production Assistant
Rick Gosse
Production Assistant
Andy Pyne
Production Assistant
James Rickert
Production Assistant
Camilla Vikingsson
Production Assistant
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Karl Simmons
Dolly Grip
Renée Pilgrim
Camera Trainee
Martin Keller
Post-Production Manager
Kari Moen Kristiansen
Post Production Coordinator, Travel Coordinator
Lotte Dandanell
Costume Designer
Deborah Clarke
Wardrobe Assistant
Stephen Lynch
Key Makeup Artist
Tine Buch
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dorothy Martin
Assistant Makeup Artist
Agneta von Gegerfelt
Assistant Makeup Artist
Cecilia Hellner
Art Department Coordinator
Arne Hansen
Sound Designer
Petter Fladeby
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Ellis
Sound Recordist
James Seddon
Dolby Consultant
Gisle Tveito
Foley Supervisor
Kari Nytrø
Foley Artist
Simen Rogne
Foley Recordist
Einar Loftesnes
Special Effects Assistant
Bente Santi Helle
Visual Effects
Joachim Holbek
Music
Robert Whelan Jr.
Transportation Coordinator
Hugo Ekornes
Dialogue Editor
Jan Sonnergaard
Dialogue Coach
Þór Vigfússon
Set Painter
Roger Maunder
Set Decoration
Marty Sexton
Construction Coordinator
Anders Engelbrecht
Construction Manager
Hans Gunnarson
Construction Manager
Martti Malkamaa
Construction Manager
Line Try
Props
Christian Zethner
Props
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Annemarie Aaes
Script Supervisor
Karsten Heidar
Electrician
Klaus Malmgren
Carpenter
Jack Reardigan
Carpenter
Randy Boliver
Stunt Coordinator
Dag Eliassen
Stunt Coordinator
Jesper Lorents
Property Master
Geoff Younghusband
Property Master
Lotta Bergman
Assistant Property Master
Jesper Bytorp
Assistant Property Master
Trine Padmo Olsen
Assistant Property Master
Ingeborg Klyve
Clapper Loader
Ingemar Andersson
Best Boy Grip
Shelley Cornick
Key Scenic Artist
Arne Carlsson
Key Grip
Nick Seary
Grip
Phil Winters
Grip
Jens Sjöwall
Gaffer
Mary Sexton
Production Manager
Anita Reilly McGee
Unit Publicist
