The Commune Explained

The Commune (da|'''Kollektivet''') is a 2016 Danish drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.^{[2] [3]} At Berlin, Trine Dyrholm won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.^[4] It was named as one of three films that could be chosen as the Danish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but was not selected.^[5]

Cast

• Ulrich Thomsen as Erik
• Fares Fares as Allon
• Trine Dyrholm as Anna
• as Mona
• Lars Ranthe as Ole

Reception

The Commune has a 71% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 94 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website critics' consensus reads: "The Commune may not stand with Thomas Vinterberg's greatest work, but the end results remain thought-provoking and overall absorbing." According to Metacritic, which sampled 22 critics and calculated an average score of 60 out of 100, the film received "mixed or average reviews".

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Commune (Kollektivet) . Box Office Mojo . 23 September 2016.
2. Web site: Jan 11, 2016: Berlinale Competition 2016: Another nine films selected . 11 January 2016 . Berlinale . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160112184813/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/wettbewerb/wettbewerb-presse-detail_30356.html . 12 January 2016 .
3. Web site: Berlin Film Festival Adds Nine Films to Competition Lineup . 11 January 2016 . Variety. 11 January 2016 .
4. Web site: Prizes of the International Jury . 20 February 2016 . Berlinale.
5. Web site: Three films on Denmark's Oscar shortlist . Danish Film Institute . 15 August 2016 . 16 August 2016.