# In China They Eat Dogs (1999)

> A mild-mannered Danish bank clerk becomes trapped in a wildly escalating criminal scheme after one impulsive act of heroism.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/210

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Director: Lasse Spang Olsen
- Cast: Kim Bodnia, Dejan Čukić, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Tomas Villum Jensen, Peter Gantzler, Trine Dyrholm, Line Kruse, Brian Patterson
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180748/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: witty, sardonic, irreverent, cult movie night, dark comedy night

## Synopsis

A bank clerk's ordinary life spirals into chaos after a chance encounter with a robber leads to an unexpected heist.

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