Election Night

1998 · 11 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,494 VOTES · DIR. Anders Thomas Jensen

Overview

On election night we meet Peter, an idealistic young man, who suddenly discovers he has forgotten to vote. On his way to the polls he encounters a variety of taxi drivers, all racist in their way and Peter has to decide whether to stand up for his convictions or getting to the polls on time. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Comedy1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 166 lines

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00:00:23 ELECTlON NlGHT
00:00:49 lt's really cool being armed with a blanket!
00:01:08 Carlsberg.
00:01:25 - lt's just a beer. - lt's more than that.
00:01:40 and tell them: ''l won't have that in here''.
00:01:58 l have to vote!
00:02:32 He's probably dealing drugs there.
00:02:58 Thank God we're not black.
00:03:21 They fuck up their own country and paddle up here
00:03:43 That's democracy.
00:04:01 Not while you're in my cab. mate.
00:04:24 Arsehole!
00:04:55 lt's impossible to wear down because it's German.
00:05:15 No. l didn't.
00:05:37 - And stand-up comedians. - So what?
00:05:56 lt's funny when you think about how great nations vanish.
00:06:18 They slowly work their way north by impregnating our wives.
00:06:47 - Good for you. - You bet.
00:07:19 then kill good shop.
00:08:01 Hey! Wait!
00:08:14 Your watch is slow.
00:08:34 Get the fucking foot out.
00:08:51 Are you hassling the coons?
02:00:00 blankets to Albania today.

Cast & Characters

Ulrich Thomsen Peter Jens Jørn Spottag Carl John Martinus Taxi Driver 2 Ole Thestrup Taxi Driver 1 Farshad Kholghi Taxi Driver 3 Hella Joof Woman Mikkel Vadsholt Bartender Nicolas Bro Man Thomas Milton Walther Taxi Driver 4

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed166
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line02:00:00

Production Record

DirectorAnders Thomas Jensen
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes2,494