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 Mikkelsen has been nominated
for a best leading actor BAFTA for the movie and
Vinterberg for a best director Oscar. The film
has also been nominated in the foreign language
categories at this year's Oscars and BAFTAs.
Vinterberg's daughter Ida, who was due to make
her acting debut in "Another Round", died in a
car accident, aged 19, as filming commenced.
"It's been a brutal and heartbreaking journey
that ended up with a beautiful film. Obviously
the price for that is too big but I think we are
all really pleased that we can hail Ida through
these nominations," said Mikkelsen.
"We had a meeting, all of the actors and the
writer and we sat down once Thomas decided that
he wanted to continue with the film, to honour
Ida," he said. "It just became the most
important thing any of us had ever done, I
think."
"Another Round" follows a group of teachers who
make a pact to drink a certain amount of alcohol
every day in the hope it will improve their
lives. Their decision impacts their own lives
and those of their students, family and friends.
"It's an interesting thing because kids have
been watching it and watching themselves up
there. We've had anonymous alcoholics watching
it and thinking the film was about them. We've
had people my age identifying the dilemmas. So,
I think you are taking out whatever you want to
take out but in Thomas's and my world it is a
film about reclaiming your life, it is never too
late," Mikkelsen said.
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Vinterberg and Mikkelsen previously collaborated
on "The Hunt" which was nominated for a foreign
film Oscar and Golden Globe award in 2014.
Mikkelsen, 55, is known for playing serial
killer Hannibal Lecter in the U.S. television
series "Hannibal" and parts in action movies
"Doctor Strange" and "Casino Royale" and
independent films such as "At Eternity's Gate"
and "Arctic".
He is currently filming the third movie in the
"Fantastic Beasts" franchise in place of Johnny
Depp, and has been attached to the upcoming Cold
War drama "The Billion Dollar Spy".
"I did this film ("Another Round") a year and a
half ago and then in between that and now I've
done a couple of big blockbuster films. And
going back and forth is like the best scenario I
can dream of," he said.
(Editing by Giles Elgood)
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