Out of Tune

Out of Tune shines at VIFF with a quirky storyline and eccentric characters

By: Lubaba Mahmud, Staff Writer For a much-needed break from midterm preparations, I went out to see the North American premiere of Out of Tune on Saturday, October 5. This was my first time attending a Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) screening, and boy was I impressed. This Danish film, with its fascinating characters and unique storyline, was an obvious crowd pleaser. I kid you not, I saw one guy laughing so hard that he almost fell out of his seat.  The film’s protagonist, Markus Føns (played by Jakob Ulrik Lohmann, sometimes credited as Jacob Hauberg Lohman), is a crafty…

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