Der Rausch

In the organizer's words:

Original title

Druk

production

Denmark

Release date

22.07.2021

Distribution

Weltkino Film Distribution

Directed by

Thomas Vinterberg

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe

Martin used to be a passionate teacher - today it's not just the pupils who are bored by his lack of enthusiasm, Martin's marriage is also on the rocks. His three friends, who teach at the same grammar school, are not doing much better. At a drunken birthday party, they discuss a Norwegian philosopher's theory that a person is only capable of top performance with a high alcohol content in their blood. Such a bold theory needs to be tested. The four decide to do the self-test and maintain a constant level during work. Wasn't even Churchill supposed to have won the Second World War in a drunken stupor? With renewed vigor, they plunge into their secret experiment. The effects are not long in coming ...