Men and Chicken (Mænd & høns) Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen Starring Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Soren Malling, Nicolas Bro and Nikolaj Lie Kaas by Joanna Orland The darkest of comedies, Men and Chicken borders on the genre of body horror as the film explores one of the most twisted fictional family trees in Denmark. […]

Directed by Susanne Bier Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen,  Maria Bonnevie and Nikolaj Lie Kaas In UK Cinemas March 20th, 2015 by Joanna Orland Danish director Susanne Bier’s thriller A Second Chance defies all odds by being completely predictable yet remarkably gripping.  Contrived in its plot, tense performances and solid directing make this film worth […]

by Charlie Cauchi Loose Lips had a quick chat with Danish star Nikolaj Lie Kaas about his latest role in the new Nordic Noir thriller The Keeper of Lost Causes. LL: The film is based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s popular Department Q novels. Were you aware of the books before taking on the role of Carl? NLK: I hadn’t read the books […]

Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter In UK Cinemas August 29th, 2014 by Charlie Cauchi Meet Carl (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a short-tempered, arrogant and troubled police inspector recently relegated to the basement to close cold cases in newly formed Department Q (so new in fact, that the department placard […]