Synopsis

When Harald's dying foster father reveals he has a biological son in a Swedish prison, Harald joins forces with chefs Peter and Martin to break him out. Learning that the old man's only hope is an expensive liver transplant, the unlikely family undertakes a bank robbery to raise the money. Their chaotic scheme brings them into conflict with criminals, police, and anti-terror officers.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film is also known by the alternate title I Kina Spiser De Hunde 2 and serves as a prequel to In China They Eat Dogs.

• The screenplay was written by Anders Thomas Jensen. After observing the extensive improvisation on In China They Eat Dogs, Jensen incorporated more of that comic rhythm directly into the script. Some scenes were also allowed to continue after filming had officially stopped, and parts of those takes remained in the finished film.

• Old Men in New Cars was produced as a Danish-Swedish co-production involving Thura Film, Svenska Filmkompaniet, TV2 Denmark, the Danish Film Institute, and Film i Vast.

• The film premiered in Denmark on July 12, 2002. The Danish Film Institute lists its running time as 97 minutes, while several international listings give 95 minutes.

• The Danish media authorities initially gave the film a rating restricting it to viewers over 15, but changed the classification shortly before release to allow children over 11 to see it.

• It opened in 70 Danish cinemas, compared with 26 cinemas for its predecessor. The Danish Film Institute recorded 337,354 admissions, making it a notable domestic audience success.