Man Up! (Mand op!)

SF STUDIOS presents

Produced with the support of Danish Film Institute

The West Danish Film Fund Ystad-Österlen Film Foundation

In collaboration with TV 2 Denmark & Film I Skåne

My warrior name is Nietzsche. I'm the leader of the Man Up freedom fighters.

All my life, I've had to accept that the more rights women get -

the less are left for us men.

That women have become exceptionally greedy and selfish.

For seven years, I had a girlfriend whom I loved.

The next natural step for us was to have a child -

- but one day out of the blue, she left me, dumped me.

We'd just returned from a trip to Corsica -

- where we'd eaten good food and drunk wine.

We'd made love on the beach under the stars...

Let me just stop you there.

Rasmus, I don't think you should mention Corsica.

No?

- Why? - Cecilie might catch on if she sees it.

- But great. Awesome! - Okay.

One more time? With a little more power.

- Okay, more energy. - Yes.

And action!

My girlfriend left me because she wanted a child.

Not with me, not with another man, but on her own -

- because she wanted to call the shots. That's women nowadays!

They think they're self-reliant, though women by nature are dependent on men.

My warrior name is Nietzsche.

I'm the leader of the Man Up freedom fighters.

Man Up are fighting to restore the natural balance between the sexes.

So don't ask who I am. Ask who we are.

Who are we? Man Up! Who are we? Man Up!

Who are we? Man Up!

That's right.

Exactly.

Your colleagues must respect your pick-up days in the group calendar.

Even if your work is incomplete. Nothing rises above picking up the kids.

MAN UP

Nietzsche: IT'S BEEN MOVED TO SABRO

Saxo: OK Leth: OK

Wolverine: FUCKING FEMI FASCISTS

So stupid we have to go to Sabro to hear Thomas Løwert.

- The femi fascists will find us anyway. - And that's why we're fighting.

Lasse, are you moaning just to hear your own voice?

Always the Danish teacher.

Frederik, how many views did my speech get?

- 75. - Okay.

- I watched it 21 times. - Yeah, so 54.

Oh okay.

Oh well, we don't chase likes.

Let's let people get to know us.

- Things will change after tonight. - We'll only do it if he says yes.

- Are you scared? - No.

We're not going ahead without Thomas Løwert.

Of course not. We need him to give the go-ahead.

VOTE FOR

They call me an extremist. That shows one thing:

That you can be critical of everything in this world except women.

If you're critical of women, you're an extremist.

Woman is the sacred cow of this new political reality.

Yes, a question?

What's the biggest lie the femi fascists say about you?

That I hate women. I don't hate women. I love women.

With the love and support of loyal women, we men have built civilizations.

Nynne's so beautiful!

Society shouldn't be femininely deconstructed -

but masculinely structured.

Children, food, care and sex should be a woman's priorities.

- I love you, Nynne! - Jonas, sit down.

And we love you... real men, brave men.

Nature created the world as a hierarchy, and we must go back to it.

The patriarchy, my friends, it works.

It has 10,000 years of successful civilization history to show for it.

Chaos can be tamed, and chaos must be tamed.

- Rasmus, I've changed my mind about it. - You insisted we ask, so I'm gonna ask.

We have a question.

- Thomas, I'm Rasmus. - Hi, Rasmus.

It's so inspiring to hear you talking about taming chaos.

- But it's just words. - Just words?

My books have taught thousands of men to realize their masculine potential.

- Have you read them? - Yes, I have read your books.

Stop. Let Rasmus speak.

All I'm trying to say is...

We live in a society ruled by women.

We all know the statistics.

Women live longer than men.

Women turn their problems into society's problems. Men's problems are ignored.

Maybe that's why more men commit suicide, are lonely.

Men are deselected because women prefer having children on their own.

In my opinion, women have gotten drunk with their own power.

And you sure as hell make bad decisions when you're drunk.

So my question to you, Thomas, is:

Isn't it time to do something? To act?

To take action?

I'm not telling you to storm Parliament like our Finnish brothers stormed theirs.

- Release them! - Free them!

Let's wait and see. But...

But... when society keeps turning its back on the masculine man -

- it's okay to inch one foot onto the so-called wrong side of the law.

Thomas Løwert Why Women Overestimate Themselves

- To whom should I dedicate it? - Jonas Busck, warrior king.

Are you the one who shouted you loved me?

Yes... I was just...

...kidding around.

Your friend is the guy who said it was just words?

Yeah, Rasmus, my best friend.

But he didn't mean it like that...

I think we got what you both meant.

And I think Thomas would like to talk more with him -

so can I have your number?

Sure, absolutely.

Just...

Thanks.

- And your name? - Jonas Busck.

- I'm Jonas. - Nynne.

Løwert is a turd!

Okay. All set?

- Nynne asked for my phone number. - No way!

- Yes. - No.

She did.

Told you. The femi fascists came all the way to Sabro.

Well, let's grab a bite to eat before we head home.

Head home?

We're going through with it tonight.

To be fair, Thomas Løwert didn't give us the go-ahead. He didn't understand you.

We're talking principles. We can't say out loud -

- we're going to graffiti-bomb the Social Democrat gender equality spokesman.

- One foot across the law. He said so! - This is more than a foot.

- Max a pinky toe! - I'm not coming after all.

What?!

- It's easy for you all, without a family. - You have to document the operation.

- Lise will ask thousands of questions. - Let's sleep on it.

No, no, no, guys. A deal is a deal.

He gave us the go-ahead. The time has come to choose who we are.

Will we go down in history as those who fought and took action -

or those that merely looked on?

- Who are we? - Man Up!

- Who are we? - Man Up.

- Who are we? - Man Up!

Let's go!

Guys, phones.

How are you going to film it, then?

I have this. I removed all antennas and traceable things.

- What are we gonna write, Nietzsche? - Each man decides for himself.

Just choose from the manifesto.

Let's decide now or I'll get writer's block.

Okay.

Let's write "gender traitor", then.

What if they have automated outdoor lights?

We'll each write "gender traitor" once and run.

- Quite long if the neighbors see us. - Lasse, grow some balls.

If I'm to call you Wolverine, call me Leth.

- Leth is a stupid alias. - No stupider than yours.

Duck!

We don't use our real names in action.

GENDER TRAITOR

The door's open.

The door's open.

- This wasn't what we agreed. - We can improvise within the boundaries.

Saxo, get the camera in here!

- What are you doing?! - Damn it!

Hello? Who's there?

Awesome!

- Left or right here? - Left.

- Left or right? - Right.

Left or right?

- Right. - Left.

Let's just get out of here.

MASCULINE PRIDE

In Masculine Pride, we believe in the strong man, we support him -

- at a time when men are vilified and shamed for being masculine.

Loneliness is rising, but it would drop among both sexes -

- if women would tolerate the natural male characteristics:

Drive, control and leadership.

- Hello? - Hi.

Hey.

Sorry to call so late, but I saw you were online. I wouldn't call otherwise.

Okay... Long time.

Why are you up this late?

Well... why are you up this late?

Well, I have... a son who's been sick for three days.

I haven't slept much and I'm slowly going crazy -

from a lack of adult contact.

So I'm glad you called.

- Are you drunk? - Drunk? No. Why do you ask?

Well, it's...

...3.30 a.m. on a Thursday, and you're awake.

Well, I'm not. It just so happens -

- that I haven't had a drop for a year. Didn't I tell you?

No.

I feel cheated.

How so?

I tried for years to make you exercise and eat healthy.

So, what are you doing up this late?

- Surfing porn? - No, I'm...

I'm not.

I just came across -

- some photos from our last trip together, to Corsica.

So I thought of you and just wanted to say hi.

Oh, Corsica...

What a wild trip.