EMPIRE
synopsis
St. Croix, the Danish West Indies, 1848. Anna and Petrine are close friends. Both are women of color, but Anna is free and owns her housekeeper, the enslaved Petrine. Things are seemingly fine until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl.
| international title: | Empire |
| original title: | Viften |
| country: | Denmark |
| sales agent: | REinvent Studios |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Frederikke Aspöck |
| film run: | 93' |
| release date: | DK 20/04/2023 |
| screenplay: | Anna Neye, Sara Fanta, Claus Riis Østergaard, Jesper Groth, Caroline Henderson, James Sampson, Søs Sif Thiele, Jesper Asholt, Tyler Errol Murray |
| cinematography by: | Linda Wassberg |
| film editing: | Martin Schade |
| music: | Rasmus Bille Bähncke |
| producer: | Nina Leidersdorff, Pernille Munk Skydsgaard, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen |
| production: | Meta Film, Brain Academy, DRTV Danish Broadcasting Corporation / DR Danmarks Radio / DR Drama, SF Studios, Sveriges Television AB - SVT |
| backing: | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond |
| distributor: | SF Studios Denmark |
