Misery Harbour (1999)

4.9/10 100 min Drama

Overview

A young writer named Espen Arnakke tells the story of his escape from the small Danish town of Jante. Espen boards a ship headed to Newfoundland, but the harsh conditions on board makes him jump ship, and he ends up in the little town of Misery Harbour. There he meets the girl of his dreams. But his passion shifts to jealousy when one of the men from the ship mysteriously appears in town, and sets out to make Espen's life a misery.

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Espen Arnakke

Stuart Graham

John Wakefield

Anneke von der Lippe

Jenny

Bjørn Floberg

Johan Hoeg

Hywel Bennett

The Captain

Margot Finley

Eva

Graham Greene

Burly

Knut Husebø

Cafe guest

Anne Krigsvoll

Cafe guest

John Sigurd Kristensen

Cafe guest

Sturla Berg-Johansen

Kelner

Stig Hoffmeyer

Wilhelm Arnakke

Stephanie Leon

Agnes

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