Jesper Christensen wins »Best Actor« at the Chicago Film Fest

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Foto: © Nordisk Film Biografdistribution, Jonas Svensson

Jesper Christensen has won the “Best Actor” award at this year’s Chicago Film Fest. Christensen won for his leading role in Michael Noer’s “Before the Frost”. The movie is currently shown at several international film festivals.

This is what the movie is about:
As winter approaches in rural 1850s Denmark, an old farmer (Jens) and his family face starvation. With the harsh circumstances and the prospect of yet another tough winter, Jens agrees to ally with the neighbour family in a marriage between his daughter and their son. However, when the rich farmer at a nearby farm wants to buy Jens’s land, he sees a chance to provide him and his family with an even better life.

Before the Frost was also nominated for Best Feature Film at the festival. The Swedish documentary The Raft won a Silver Hugo in the documentary section of the festival.