Aged 63 Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis and having lost the love of her life she has reinvented herself as a literary sensation. She is an isolated genius, however, until the day she meets a talented 30-year-old poet. She promises him literary stardom if he in return will obey her unconditionally – even at the cost of him losing everything else in his life…
| Original title | Pagten |
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| Danish title | Pagten |
| Director | Bille August |
| Screenplay | Christian Torpe |
| Producer | Jesper Morthorst, Karin Trolle |
| Director of Photography | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen, Anne Østerud |
| Sound | Christian H. Lund, Jonas Langkilde, Srdjan Kurpjel |
| Composer | Frédéric Vercheval |
| Production designer | Jette Lehmann |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| Appearance | Birthe Neumann, Simon Bennebjerg, Asta August, Nanna Skaarup Voss |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Danish audio description | Yes |
| Domestic distribution | SF Studios |
| International sales | REinvent Studios |
| Danish theatrical release | 05.08.2021 |
| DFI subsidy | Markedsordningen |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | SF Studios Production, Motor |
| Domestic distribution | SF Studios |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Bille August |
| 1st assistant director | Peter Hingebjerg |
| Continuity | Caroline Uggerhøj |
| Casting | Anja Philip |
| Extras coordinator | Jacob Thomas Pilgaard |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Christian Torpe |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jesper Morthorst |
| Producer | Karin Trolle |
| Producer's assistant | Emma Wendorff Skjøth |
| Executive producer | Lars Bredo Rahbek |
| Executive producer | Lars Bjørn Hansen |
| Production manager | Melek Caglar |
| Production coordinator | Ulrikke Xenia Sandby |
| Location manager | Christoffer Harding |
| Location scout | Rasmus Bøgh Hansen |
| Post-producton coordinator | Iben Westi |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Manuel Alberto Claro |
| Steadicam | Anders Holck |
| First assistant camera | Søren Berthelin |
| First assistant camera | Anne Skamris |
| Camera assistant | Rasmus Søndergaard Rygaard |
| Video assist | Bertram Strandvig |
| Drone operator | Benjamin Mathiesen |
| Drone operator | Kasper "Ko" Lyngsie |
| DIT | Oliver Woszny |
| DIT supervisor | Isac Hessellund |
| Key grip | Julien Chassaignon |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Rolf Konow |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Jacob Østergaard |
| Best boy | Thomas Ditzel |
| Assistant lighting technician | Mark Stig Bertelsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Kristoffer Bak |
| Assistant lighting technician | Claus Lauritzen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Editor | Anne Østerud |
| Assistant editor | Emma Düring |
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Music |
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| Composer | Frédéric Vercheval |
| Music supervisor | Claus Kilpatrick |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Jette Lehmann |
| Property master | Tine Hieronymus Nielsen |
| Set dresser | Christina Kallan |
| Set dresser | Trine Jensen |
| Set dresser | Jacob Wirth Carlsen |
| Set decorator | Rasmus Balslev-Olesen |
| Assistant set dresser | Mia Zander Oleson |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Anne-Dorthe Eskildsen |
| Costume on set | Pia Myrdal |
| Costume on set | Vibe Knoblauch |
| Costume on set | Merete Engbæk Wrangel |
| Seamstress | Lone Nyby |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Dennis Knudsen |
| Chief makeup artist | Susanne Søbye |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
| Makeup artist | Tina Helmark |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Christian H. Lund |
| Sound engineer | Jonas Langkilde |
| B-sound designer | Lars Lund |
| Sound designer | Srdjan Kurpjel |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Dennis Albrethsen |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Birthe Neumann |
| Appearance | Simon Bennebjerg |
| Appearance | Asta August |
| Appearance | Nanna Skaarup Voss |
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