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.
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!
00:02:30 l don't mind.
00:02:52 So the blind can hate them too.
00:03:17 lndians. Africans. Arabs and Turks.
00:03:40 l have a right to my opinions.
00:03:58 - lt's my right. - lt's my right not to listen to you.
00:04:17 l thought you had to vote?
00:04:49 Perfect.
00:05:09 Did you know that Germany
00:05:28 Things were efficient back then.
00:05:51 They had no use for it then.
00:06:12 Why do you think those countries are worthless today?
00:06:42 l vote too. ln one year...
00:07:11 You got kebab with chicken. with fish. tasty fish...
00:07:33 Fuckin'...
00:08:10 No. we're counting the ballots.
00:08:24 l'm going in to vote for...
00:08:42 - What's going on? - He's making racist remarks.
00:09:17 - Did you vote? - Yeah.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed166
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line00:09:17
Production Record
DirectorAnders Thomas Jensen
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes2,494