Brohr (2026): Cast, Story and Release Details

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Set in a near-future Denmark, Brohr follows Ali, a young craftsman whose community is displaced after high-tech robots replace its workers. Bringing together estranged friends, he takes on the machines and the wealthy developer behind them in a determined fight to reclaim both livelihoods and home.

Brohr is a Danish animated comedy-drama set in a near-future version of Blokhavn, where technological change quickly reshapes everyday life. At its center is Ali, a 24-year-old craftsman whose work and home are threatened when robots take over underpaid jobs and his neighborhood is marked for demolition.

The film pairs a community-focused story with an adventure built around resistance, friendship and displacement. Its premise places ordinary residents directly against a wealthy industrial figure and the machines transforming their lives.

Brohr movie details

Story without spoilers

Ali lives with his wife, Yasmina, in Valhalalparken, a ghetto area of Blokhavn. Their circumstances change when Jasper Puch introduces high-tech robots into the labor market. The machines assume many of the area’s underpaid jobs, leaving Ali and other residents without income and forcing them to relocate to Nakskov on Lolland.

As Valhalalparken is demolished to make room for luxury apartments, Ali refuses to accept the loss of his home. He reconnects with Hassan, Davito, Ahmed, Abdi and Musti, former friends with whom he is no longer on speaking terms. Together, they take on the robots and Jasper Puch in an effort to recover their work and save Blokhavn.

What to expect

The supplied premise points to a blend of comedy, animation and drama, with a near-future setting and a strong focus on labor, housing and community displacement. The story also has an ensemble structure, following Ali as he brings a divided group of friends back together for an unconventional fight.

Its conflict is framed in broad, accessible terms: residents on one side, automated labor and wealthy redevelopment on the other. The adventure element suggests an energetic tone, while the characters’ lost income and threatened neighborhood provide the dramatic foundation.

Cast and creative team

Adrian Hosseinpour voices Abdi, Ahmed and Ali, while also co-writing and co-directing the film with Malthe Emil Kibsgaard. Kibsgaard voices Davito. The cast also includes Birthe Neumann as Birthe Neumann, Rasmus Bjerg as Brohr, Mads Mikkelsen as Jasper Puch, Jan Elhøj Nielsen as Kenned and B. Branco as Kenny. Hosseinpour and Kibsgaard share the screenplay credits and directorial duties.

• Adrian Hosseinpour as Abdi
• Adrian Hosseinpour as Ahmed
• Adrian Hosseinpour as Ali
• Birthe Neumann as Birthe Neumann
• Rasmus Bjerg as Brohr
• Malthe Emil Kibsgaard as Davito
• Adrian Hosseinpour as Hassan
• Mads Mikkelsen as Jasper Puch
• Jan Elhøj Nielsen as Kenned
• B. Branco as Kenny

Release and production context

Brohr is listed as a 2026 film with a release date of September 24, 2026. It is classified as a comedy, animation and drama, and its spoken language is Danish. The listed production companies are Hyæne Film and Nordisk Film Distribution. No runtime or country is provided in the supplied details.

Production companies: Hyæne Film, Nordisk Film Distribution

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Brohr presents a contained, character-led conflict around automation, economic insecurity and the destruction of a familiar neighborhood. With Ali’s reunion with his former friends providing the story’s central alliance, the film combines social stakes with an animated adventure framework.

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