A Horrible Woman
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| Danish | En frygtelig kvinde |
| Directed by | Christian Tafdrup |
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| Produced by | Thomas Heinesen |
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| Cinematography | Niels Buchholzer |
| Edited by | Nicholas Monberg |
| Music by | Sune Kølster |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
A Horrible Woman (Danish: En frygtelig kvinde) is a Danish drama film from 2017, directed by Christian Tafdrup. It was made for less than 4 million kroner and was filmed in 16 days.
A Horrible Woman premiered at CPH:PIX in October 2017. The film had its Danish premier in December 2017. selling 21,000 tickets in the first 4 days. By mid-January, A Horrible Woman had sold over 100,000 tickets.
A Horrible Woman had a controversial reception, with some female reviewers arguing its depiction of women in relationships did more harm than good. That "(Marie) goes beyond her caricatured villain to say something more general about women's allegedly deceptive nature".