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, Stuart Graham, Anneke von der Lippe, Bjørn Floberg, Hywel Bennett, Margot Finley, Michael Wade, Graham Greene

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What is "Misery Harbour" about?

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.

When was "Misery Harbour" released?

Misery Harbour was released in 1999.

Who stars in "Misery Harbour"?

The cast includes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Stuart Graham, Anneke von der Lippe, Bjørn Floberg.