Film

Election Night

1998 · 11m · Comedy

IMDb

7.5

On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a variety of taxi drivers, all racist in their way and Peter has to decide whether to stand up for his convictions or getting to the polls on time. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Ulrich Thomsen

Peter

Jens Jørn Spottag

Carl

John Martinus

Taxi Driver 2

Ole Thestrup

Taxi Driver 1

Farshad Kholghi

Taxi Driver 3

Hella Joof

Woman

Mikkel Vadsholt

Bartender

Nicolas Bro

Man

Thomas Milton Walther

Taxi Driver 4

• Anders Thomas JensenDirector · Writer
• Kim MagnussonProducer
• Tivi MagnussonProducer
• Jens SchlosserDirector of Photography
• Anders VilladsenEditor

Release date

January 1, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Danish

Runtime

11m

Genres

Comedy

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