About: Salmon is a graduation film from the Danish film school Super8 and is currently streaming on Disney+.

Runtime: 23 minutes
Format: Digital - 1.66:1
Language: Danish/English/Swedish
Shot on location in Denmark, 2022

Synopsis: August (Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, 1899, The Rain), a young chef with big dreams, gets an opportunity at a top-tier Nordic Michelin restaurant. The uncompromising chef, André, pushes him to the limit throughout the evening to see if he can perform under pressure. August hides his mistakes due to fear of failure and high expectations, eventually leading to catastrophic consequences. Salmon is about the pursuit of greatness in a competitive Nordic kitchen where the threat of replacement is always present.

Winner: Norwich Film Festival 2023, Best International Film

Winner: FILMORAMAX 2023, Grand Prix

Winner: FILMORAMAX 2023, Best Script

Winner: FILMORAMAX 2023, Best Actor

Nominated: Robert Prisen 2024, Short film of the year

Nominated: Odense International Film Festival 2023, Official Danish Selection

Nominated: Short Shorts Official 2023, International／Live-action Competition

Nominated: Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Official Drama Selection

Streaming: Disney+

Mentioned: Short of the Week

Mentioned: Soundvenue

Mentioned: Film Magazine EKKO

Cast

August – Lucas Lynggaard

André – Kasper Leisner

Rina – Dia Jovanovic

James – Victor Hugo

Ida – Clara Herman

Mathias – Bertram Ask Plauborg

Chef 1 – Thomas Gotterup

Chef 2 – Elyas Benaouisse

Chef 3 – Signý Kristinsdóttir

Chef 4 – Josefine Verstegen Holdt

Chef 5 – Roland Volkov

Chef 6 – Kristoffer Bach Lauridsen

Chef 7 – Tobias Gilbert Bjørnbak Vorting

Chef 8 – Mariana Awela

Chef 9 – Thomas Backhausen

Head waiter – Colin Thunderstrike Sutherland

Waiter 1 - Thomas Scott Palmer

Waitress 2 – Celine-Amalie Boesen

Sommelier 1 – Frantz Dupuis

Sommelier 2 – Iara Almeida Hansen

Prep Cook 1 – Marie Kjærulff-Jørgensen

Prep Cook 2 – Amalie Biltoft

Prep Cook 3 – Emma Marie Søgaard

Prep Cook 4 – Isak Friborg

Prep Cook 5 – Magnus Lisbjerg

Prep Cook 6 – Thomas Raben Levetzau

Crew

A film by Reprise

Director and screenwriter – Mattis Heurlin

Executive Producers – Pelle Axel von Schantz Iversen & Karoline Jørgensen

DOP – Milan Bjørnild

Line Producer – Annika Lassen

Gaffer – Leonardo Bosetti

Best boy – Sebastian Stigsby

1st AC – Oskar Degn Hald & Erik Hertel

2nd AC – Simon Lindskrone

Sound mixer and designer – Andreas Hayden

Boom operator – Thea Nyboe

Set design – Sune Hansen

Set design assistant – Marie Gøtzsche

Costume design – Genevieve Sztuk

Production manager – Ida Østrup

SFX Make-up – Martin Hansen

Gastronomic consultant – Bertram Ask Plauborg & Anders Damgaard

Editors – Mattis Huus Heurlin & Milan Bjørnild

Colorist – Milan Bjørnild

Orginal music - Eigil Pock-Steen Jørgensen

Licensed Music – Upright Music

BTS - Sebastian Stigsby

Funds

Nordisk Film Fond

Dansk Skuespillerforbund

Producent Rettigheder Danmark

Special thanks to

ÅBEN / Danish Craft Brewery

Copenhagen Hospitality College

Holy Ravioli

Catering 4U

Timm Vladimir Kitchen

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