Ali Kazim Movies
- 2008
As a CG-animated adaptation of a popular Scandinavian comic book by Danish author/illustrator Claus Deleuran, co-directors Craig Frank, Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen and Thorbjørn Christoffersen's Rejsen til Saturn (Journey to Saturn) gently sends up science fiction genre as it throws in irreverent contemporary elements. The tale concerns Per, a young man tapped to serve as navigator on a Danish space flight to Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun. But Per, truth be told, is on a fool's errand: little does he realize that Saturn has already been colonized - and that the infrastructure in his home country of Denmark now threatens to crumble because its take-no-prisoners desire for an empire and unfettered greed are driving it into areas not merely unproductive but dangerous. Performers including Ali Kazim, Frank Hvam, Simon Jul Jorgensen and Casper Christensen provide some of the voices on display. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ali Kazim, Simon Jul Jorgensen, (more)
An overly-optimistic preacher with a penchant for taking in lost causes to help around his remote church finds his rose-tinted view of the world challenged by a psychotic neo-Nazi he is trying to reform in this jet black comedy from Green Butchers screenwriter/director Anders Thomas Jensen. Vicar Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) prides himself on his efforts to help those in need by offering them a variety of odd jobs around the church and spreading the good word. After "adopting" a violent Saudi immigrant and a drunken tennis pro with a history of sexual assault, Ivan is approached by Adam (Ulrich Thomsen) -- a decidedly non-reformed neo-Nazi planning to lie low in the countryside for a spell before returning to the city to once again wreak havoc. When Ivan inquires as to what his new charge's goal will be during his stay in the countryside, the snide hooligan sarcastically states that he would like to bake a cake -- a response which prompts the gullible Ivan to place him in charge of the church's cherished apple tree. As ravens immediately descend upon the tree, Ivan concludes that Satan is attempting to prevent Adam from realizing his true potential. Meanwhile, Adam takes it upon himself to give the cheery clergyman a crash course in the harsh realities of life. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, (more)
