Teaching is not an easy job. It doesn’t matter what subject, what age range, and what country you teach in, the profession has its fair share of difficulties. And in the new film, “Another Round,” four teachers decide the best way to deal with their job, and impending middle age, is to drink. Lots of drinking.
As seen in the trailer for “Another Round,” Mads Mikkelsen teams with director Thomas Vinterberg for a film about four friends, all teachers, who decide to team up for a pact where they will stay continuously drunk to help them live their lives in a more pleasurable manner. Of course, that doesn’t work out as intended.
Mikkelsen stars opposite Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, and Lars Ranthe in the film. As mentioned, the film is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, who co-wrote the feature with Tobias Lindholm. “Another Round” is the latest collaboration between Mikkelsen and Vinterberg, who previously worked together on “Submarino” and “The Hunt.”
“Another Round” arrives in theaters on December 4 and on VOD on December 18. You can watch the new trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Four friends, all teachers at various stages of middle age, are stuck in a rut. Unable to share their passions either at school or at home, they embark on an audacious experiment from an obscure philosopher: to see if a constant level of alcohol in their blood will help them find greater freedom and happiness. At first they each find a new-found zest, but as the gang pushes their experiment further, issues that have been simmering for years come to a head and the men are faced with a choice: reckon with their behavior or continue on the same course.