---
title: 'The Green Butchers (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anders Thomas Jensen'
released: '2003-03-21'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-green-butchers-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0342492/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Green Butchers (2003)

2003 · 100 min · Comedy · Denmark

Original title: De grønne slagtere

## Synopsis

The Green Butchers is a 2003 Danish black comedy film starring Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Line Kruse, written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It features two butchers, Svend "Sweat" and Bjarne, who start their own shop to get away from their arrogant boss. Cannibalism is soon introduced to the plot, and further complications arise due to the reappearance of Bjarne's intellectually disabled twin brother Eigil. The film won several awards in Europe, including the 2003 Méliès d'Or.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Jeppe Kaas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeppe-kaas)
- **Director:** [Anders Thomas Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-thomas-jensen)
- **Screenplay:** [Anders Thomas Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-thomas-jensen)
- **Producer:** [Kim Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-magnusson), [Tivi Magnusson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tivi-magnusson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sebastian Blenkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-blenkov)
- **Editor:** [Anders Villadsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-villadsen)

## Cast

- [Dany Verissimo](https://cinepixo.com/people/dany-verissimo)
- [Peter Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lambert-2)
- [Jeppe Kaas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeppe-kaas)
- [Jakob Cedergren](https://cinepixo.com/people/jakob-cedergren)
- [Line Kruse](https://cinepixo.com/people/line-kruse)
- [Aksel Erhardsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/aksel-erhardsen)
- [Søren Thomsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-ren-thomsen)

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