Danish political satire blurs the lines between fiction and reality

Danish filmmaker Morten Hartz Kaplers' satirical film 'AFR' recently made a splash at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The film, which features Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen playing himself, has received both praise and criticism, but remains a must-see, writes Maria Katsounaki. "Kaplers seems to have no moral inhibitions whatsoever. ... [He] reconstructs reality with surgical precision. He places the element of imagination at the service of satire and reveals what goes on behind the scenes in politics by using its own weapons against it. Sarcastic, bold and on the mark, 'AFR' has but one aim: to create a sense of unease, revelation and questioning. 'The subject of the film is deception,' noted the director. 'It's about how politicians can misguide the media and how the media can, in turn, misguide politicians. And, finally, how both can misguide the public.'"

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