Moon Rider is a coming-of-age story about the bike rider Rasmus Quaade. The film follows young Rasmus' struggle to become a professional rider, a rough and winding road through hell and back.Shot on fragile Super8 and raw helmet-cam, it is a journey seen from the inside of a young man's head - it is a personal story entrusted to the spectator by Rasmus himself from his intimate diary. Rasmus has proven to have an extra ordinary talent for riding, but even if Rasmus' physical abilities are extra ordinary and build for cycling, his mind is build for thinking. His constant reflections about life and death becomes his biggest obstacle in reaching his goal of becoming a World Champion. In order to win, he has to empty his head completely, but how do you clear your head, when every thought is a step in the wrong direction? The film paints an honest and heartbreaking picture of the extreme and lonely life of a young championship rider.
| Original title | Moon Rider |
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| Danish title | Moon Rider |
| Other titles | Quaade |
| Keywords | Quaade, Rasmus, Cycling, Cycling, Racing cyclist, Cycle races, 2000-2009, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Daniel Dencik |
| Screenplay | Daniel Dencik |
| Producer | Monica Hellström |
| Director of Photography | Daniel Dencik, Aske Alexander Foss |
| Editor | Daniel Dencik, Cathrine Ambus, Rasmus Gitz-Johansen, Theis Schmidt |
| Sound | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
| Composer | Erik Enocksson |
| Production designer | Thomas Bremer |
| Appearance | Rasmus Quaade |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish |
| Domestic distribution | DOXBIO |
| International sales | LevelK |
| Danish theatrical release | 05.09.2012 |
| Cinemas | Reprise Teatret, Grand, Ishøj Bio, Værløse Bio, Park Bio, Glostrup Bio, Bio Viften (Rødovre), Empire, Bibliografen (Bagsværd) samt 42 biografer i provinsen, inkl. Færøerne og Grønland |
| Danish festival release | 07.11.2012, Cinemateket, CPH:DOX 2012 |
| TV release | 17.09.2013, DR 2 |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Dencik Film |
| With support from | Danske Filminstruktører, Ministeriet for børn og undervisnings tips- og lottomidler |
| In collaboration with | Story AB, New Danish Screen, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT |
| Domestic distribution | DOXBIO |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Daniel Dencik |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Daniel Dencik |
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| Producer | Monica Hellström |
| Co-producer | Tobias Janson |
| Production assistant | Polly Kallos |
| Production assistant | Joanna Zofia Bard Mikolajczyk |
| Production assistant | Cecilie McNair |
| Production assistant | Maj Skifter |
| Production assistant | Ditte Bohr |
| Post-production | Anders V. Christensen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Daniel Dencik |
| Cinematographer | Aske Alexander Foss |
| Key grip | Jeppe Lassen |
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| Gaffer | Thomas Bekker |
| Assistant lighting technician | Alex Suhr |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Daniel Dencik |
| Editor | Cathrine Ambus |
| Editor | Rasmus Gitz-Johansen |
| Editor | Theis Schmidt |
| B-editor | Klaus Heinecke |
| Assistant editor | Christian Einshøj |
| Assistant editor | Christian Einshøj |
| Assistant editor | Jesper Bækdal |
| Assistant editor | Derek Gilbert Zacho |
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Music |
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| Composer | Erik Enocksson |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Thomas Bremer |
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Sound |
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| Sound mixer | Rune Palving |
| Recording engineer | Rune Palving |
| Recording engineer | Rune Bjerre Sand |
| Foley artist | Rune Palving |
| Sound designer | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
| Sound mixer | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
| Recording engineer | Rasmus Winther Jensen |
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Visual effects |
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| VFX | Maria Klarlund |
| Graphic design | Martin Hultman |
| Colourist | Eric Hansson |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Rasmus Quaade |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Jacob Wendt Jensen | 2012-09-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | Eva Zierau | 2012-09-06 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | 2012-09-05 | |
| Artikel | Information | Katrine Hornstrup Yde | 2012-09-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Katrine Sommer Boysen | 2012-09-05 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2012-09-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Kim Skotte | 2012-09-04 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Pernille Mac Dalland | 2012-08-31 |
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