The Ambassador

The Ambassador

Ambassadøren Director Mads Brügger

1 hr. 33 min. · Denmark, 2011 · Drama · Danish · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · N/A

About the film

- Jaučiuosi kaip juodaodis albinosas.Baltas iš išorės, bet labai juodas viduje

A strange, enigmatic and decadent white European with diplomatic credentials arrives in the CAR to head a diplomatic mission representing Liberia. Officially he is there as a do-good businessman to start a factory that produces matches – this, to employ locals and teach how to make this simple piece of fire-making equipment. Unofficially he is there to gain access to vast reserves of diamonds. The Ambassador is a genre-breaking, tragic comedy about the bizarre and hidden world of African diplomacy, where gin-tonics flow on a daily basis and diamond hustlers and corrupt politicians run free.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 33 min.
Country, year
Denmark, 2011
Genre
Drama
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
N/A

Credits

Director
Mads Brügger
Screenplay
Maja Jul Larsen, Mads Brügger
Cinematography
Johan Stahl Winthereik
Music
Niklas Schak, Tin Soheili
More information
www.imdb.com

Festivals and awards

  • Sundance Film Festival in competition World Cinema
  • Robert Festival Best Documentary.
Mads Brügger

Director

Mads Brügger

Mads Brügger (1972) is a Danish journalist, TV-host, author and filmmaker. He has written several books, worked for magazines and newspapers, produced award winning radio programmes and hosted the critically acclaimed TV-programmes. Furthermore, he has created satirical docu-series as Danes for Bush (2004) and the feature-length documentary, The Red Chapel (winner at Sundance Film Festival). Brügger is renowned for his distinctive methods of “performative journalism” as he infiltrates various milieus.