Election Night (1998 film)

Election Night (Danish: Valgaften) is a 1998 Danish short comedy film directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It won an Oscar in 1999 for Best Short Subject.^[1][2]

Election Night
Film poster
Directed by	Anders Thomas Jensen
Written by	Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced by	Kim Magnusson Tivi Magnusson
Starring	Ulrich Thomsen
Cinematography	Jens Schlosser
Edited by	Anders Villadsen
Music by	Jeppe Kaas
Production company	M&M Productions
Distributed by	Der KurzFilmVerleih
Release date	1998 (1998)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Cast

• Ulrich Thomsen as Peter
• Jens Jørn Spottag as Carl
• John Martinus as Taxi Driver 2
• Ole Thestrup as Taxi Driver 1
• Farshad Kholghi as Taxi Driver 3
• Hella Joof as Woman
• Mikkel Vadsholt as Bartender
• Nicolas Bro as Man
• Thomas Milton Walther as Taxi Driver 4

Plot summary

Peter arrives at a bar, forgetting that it is election day and that he forgot to vote. He takes a cab, but after the driver espouses racist views, he leaves and takes another. The new cab driver seems to be a Nazi, and Peter leaves again for another cab, but the driver, an immigrant who tells Peter that he will soon gain citizenship, espouses racism against Japanese people. Peter leaves the cab and encounters a man wearing a hat with the Confederate battle flag, asking Peter if he wants a ride. Peter runs to the polling place and does not make it in time. He tries convincing the poll worker, who is non-white, that he should be able to vote, telling the worker that he does it “for people like you”; a man subsequently punches Peter after perceiving him as racist.