Empire
The film deals with Denmark’s colonial past in the Danish West Indies in 1848.
Anna Heegaard and Petrine are close friends. Both women are colored, but their living conditions are very different – Anna is free and owns the enslaved Petrine. Anna lives with Governor-General Peter von Scholten at his country house, where she manages the home, the fortune and her beloved and trusted housekeeper Petrine. Everything seems to be as it should be, until rumors of a rebellion begin to swirl. Which side are Anna and Petrine really on – and is it the same?
FACT SHEET
TITLE
Empire
ORIGINAL TITLE
Viften
LANGUAGE
Danish
FORMAT
Feature film
PREMIERE
2023
GENRE
Drama
PRODUCED BY
Meta Film in co-production with Brain Academy
CREW
CREATOR
Anna Neye
DIRECTOR
Frederikke Aspöck
WRITER
Anna Neye
PRODUCERS
Pernille Munk Skydsgaard
Nina Leidersdorff
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Linda Wassberg, DFF
EDITOR
Martin Schade
SOUND DESIGN
Morten Groth Brandt
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jette Lehmann
CASTING
Anja Philip
Clara Lykke Luow
1st AD
Eigil Jacobsen
ART DIRECTORS
Jesper Clausen
Alexis Domingo Santos
COSTUME DESIGN
Charlotte Moe
HEAD OF MAKE UP
Jefrey Hernandez
COMPOSER
Rasmus Bille Bähncke