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The Biggest Heroes

The Biggest Heroes

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 8, 1996

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

61%

Original Title

De største helte

Production Companies

Nimbus Film, Zentropa Entertainments, DR, SVT, Media Programme of the European Community, Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

Director

Thomas Vinterberg

Description

The two medicated low-lifes Carsten and Peter are long time partners, an old flame of Peter's turns up to tell him that he has a twelve year old daughter, whom he should present himself to. Her adoptive father is a mean bastard, and incestive undertones lies in the relationship between the two. The daughter escapes from her adoptive father, turns up at Peter's place, and Carsten, Peter, and the daughter escapes to Sweden.