The New Tenants

The New Tenants is a 2009 Danish-American short film directed by Joachim Back. The film won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short at the 82nd Academy Awards.^[1][2]

The New Tenants
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Directed by	Joachim Back
Written by	David Rakoff
Based on	De nye lejere by Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced by	Sam Bisbee Johanne Stryhn Hoerby Erika Hampson Tivi Magnusson Christian Potalivo
Starring	Kevin Corrigan David Rakoff Vincent D'Onofrio
Cinematography	Paweł Edelman
Edited by	Russell Icke
Music by	Laurent Parisi
Production companies	M&M Productions Park Pictures
Distributed by	Shorts International
Release date	December 30, 2009 (2009-12-30) (Los Angeles Reel Film Festival)
Running time	21 minutes
Countries	Denmark United States
Language	English

The film follows a couple who, upon moving into a new apartment, are terrorized by a drug dealer, looking to settle a score with the previous owner. The screenplay was adapted by David Rakoff from the 1996 short film De nye lejere by Anders Thomas Jensen. It was produced at M&M Productions and Park Pictures by executive producers Lance Acord, Mette Ambro, Jackie Kelman Bisbee, Gigi Realini, Jean Villiers, producers Sam Bisbee, Johanne Stryhn Felding, Erika Hampson, Tivi Magnusson, Christian Potalivo, director of photography Pawel Edelman, production designer Janet Kim. The locations manager was Nathan West.^[3]

Cast

• Liane Balaban as Irene
• Kevin Corrigan as Zelko
• Vincent D'Onofrio as Jan
• Helen Hanft as Grandma
• Jamie Harrold as Pete
• David Rakoff as Frank