One Way to Denmark is a very British working class comedy. The subtlety of self pity and hopelessness are the keys to this films humour.
Herb (Rafe Spall) is a working class Joe, down in his luck - he just lost his welfare entitlement, he has no job, he is estranged from his son, his neighbours cause him a lot stress, he tinkers at electronics for people for free, he has a poor relationship with his mother etc. After being jumped by some kids who steal his clothes he bought in a charity shop, his hopelessness hits an all time high and realises there is no way out living where he is. He sees youtube video showing prisons in Denmark and realises that prison life there is better than the life he actually has, and decides to try and get himself arrested in Denmark.
His friends are stuck in the same boat as him in life, none having any real hope, and none providing him any alternatives to his crazy plan.
He encounters some unique characters trying to smuggle himself over, and in the end struggles with going through with his plan - stranded in a dead end life in Wales, he finds himself now stranded in Denmark. However whilst he is there he finds that life outside Wales may have some opportunities for him to turn his life around.
Does his fortune change? Or does he give into his crazy plan to get arrested?
One Way to Denmark, apart from the plot, has nothing really special to show us. However it has laugh out loud moments here and there, and the chemistry between all the characters is pretty good.
It is a short and sweet feel-good dramedy, and definitely makes you feel for the low self-esteem and bleak outlook in some peoples lives.
Herb (Rafe Spall) is a working class Joe, down in his luck - he just lost his welfare entitlement, he has no job, he is estranged from his son, his neighbours cause him a lot stress, he tinkers at electronics for people for free, he has a poor relationship with his mother etc. After being jumped by some kids who steal his clothes he bought in a charity shop, his hopelessness hits an all time high and realises there is no way out living where he is. He sees youtube video showing prisons in Denmark and realises that prison life there is better than the life he actually has, and decides to try and get himself arrested in Denmark.
His friends are stuck in the same boat as him in life, none having any real hope, and none providing him any alternatives to his crazy plan.
He encounters some unique characters trying to smuggle himself over, and in the end struggles with going through with his plan - stranded in a dead end life in Wales, he finds himself now stranded in Denmark. However whilst he is there he finds that life outside Wales may have some opportunities for him to turn his life around.
Does his fortune change? Or does he give into his crazy plan to get arrested?
One Way to Denmark, apart from the plot, has nothing really special to show us. However it has laugh out loud moments here and there, and the chemistry between all the characters is pretty good.
It is a short and sweet feel-good dramedy, and definitely makes you feel for the low self-esteem and bleak outlook in some peoples lives.