The Danish Woman

By Benedikt Erlingsson

With: Trine Dyrholm

Rambo, Napoleon and Pippi Longstocking – all rolled into one – and she lives next door.

When Ditte Jensen retires with honors from the Danish Secret Service, she moves into an apartment block in Reykjavik, where she plans to tend to her garden and live out her life in anonymity.

But Ditte cannot stop being who she is: an elite soldier and a warrior. Soon, the apartment building becomes a battlefield for a better world. With her deep-rooted sense of justice, she sees her neighbors’ problems and feels compelled to help – whether they want her help or not. And in her world, the end justifies the means. Always.

 

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Press

“So much fun!”

“The weirdness and the sense of anarchy makes this show feel so fresh”

“Here’s hoping Ditte will be allowed to dance on much longer, all the way into the next season”

– Cineuropa – Marta Balaga

“Series Mania’s Icelandic exception that will be remembered”

“The extraordinary actress Trine Dyrholm plays a subject of the kingdom that almost became Hamlet’s.”

“A bridge in between geopolitics and the personal.”

– Le Monde – Thomas Sotinel & Audrey Fournier

Editor’s favorite

“A Marvel of Nordic black comedy”

– Le Figaro – Julia Baudin & Constance Jamet

The Four Best of Series Mania

“A reflection on the pursuit of justice and its moral considerations.”

“The great Trine Dyrholm embodies the subtlety of the series, capable of shifting in a matter of seconds from biting satire to touching emotion”

– Cinematraque – Julien Lada

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