Shake It All About (film)

Shake It All About (Danish: En kort en lang, literally "A Short [One], a Long [One]") is a 2001 Danish comedy-drama directed by Hella Joof. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Shake It All About
DVD cover
Directed by	Hella Joof
Written by	Hella Joof Klaus Bondam
Produced by	Thomas Gammeltoft Frank Hübner
Starring	Mads Mikkelsen Troels Lyby Charlotte Munck
Cinematography	Eric Kress
Release date	16 November 2001 (2001-11-16)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Plot

The film is about gay couple Jørgen and Jacob, who live in a happy partnership. Jacob asks Jørgen to marry him, and he happily accepts. However, Jacob falls in love with the woman Caroline, who happens to be married to Tom, Jørgen's brother. Jacob is torn because he wants both Jørgen and Caroline. Jacob gets Caroline pregnant and wants to do the right thing by marrying her. Jacob can keep the secret from Jørgen for only so long.

Cast

• Mads Mikkelsen as Jacob
• Troels Lyby as Jørgen
• Charlotte Munck as Caroline
• Jesper Lohmann as Tom
• Oskar Walsøe as Oskar
• Peter Frödin as Frederik
• Nikolaj Steen as Mads
• Ditte Gråbøl as Inge
• Morten Kirkskov as Adrian
• Henning Jensen as Palle
• Pernille Højmark as Ellen
• Ellen Hillingsø as Anne
• Ghita Nørby as Bine
• Thomas Winding as Hans Henrik
• Klaus Bondam as The priest

Reception

The film has been noted for its narrative exploration of sexual fluidity.^[2]