The Charmer

Directed by Milad Alami

Film Movement

2017

102 Minutes

Denmark, Sweden

Danish, Persian

Drama, Thriller, Romance

European Studies, Immigration, Scandinavian

Not Rated

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Esmail is a handsome young Iranian immigrant living in Denmark, who is desperately searching for a bride so he can become a citizen. Night after night he puts on the same suit and hits the Copenhagen bar scene hoping to turn the next woman he sees into his future spouse. But amidst a series of fleeting relationships and failed one night stands, Esmail meets Sara, a beautiful Danish-Iranian woman who makes him question everything about himself and what he is doing.

"Highly recommended" -Video Librarian

Cast

Lars Brygmann
Ardalan Esmaili
Stine Fischer Christensen
Soho Rezanejad

DVD Features

Bonus short film: Summer

Discs: 1

Highest Rating
"CRITIC'S PICK. It’s impressive that Alami can put all this across — romance, suspense and, in the moving final act, a kind of tragedy — and maintain the movie’s nimbleness. But he’s a natural storyteller."

Wesley Morris, The New York Times
Highest Rating
"A sharply crafted drama that has elements of noirish suspense, the Danish-Swedish coproduction, which is distinguished by exceptionally fine performances by its three leading actors, offers an incisive, penetrating look at the psychological disorientation and dilemmas of people caught between cultures. "

Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
Highest Rating
"Milad Alami’s superb Danish thriller, “The Charmer,” is a rebuke to the offensive stereotypes so often perpetuated by the American media. "

Matt Fagerholm, RogerEbert.com
Highest Rating
"... a topical, tightly wound slow-burner."

Guy Lodge, Variety
Highest Rating
"...cleverly balances psychological thrills with astute drama."

Mark Adams, Screen Daily