A Trailer For Lasse Spang Olsen's Romance-Action-Comedy The Black Madonna (Den Sorte Madonna)

Based in a country best known for its serious art film Lasse Spang Olsen is something of an oddity. While everyone around him aims for high art the former stunt man turned director is the guy who likes to blow shit up. Best known on thse shores for In China They Eat Dogs Olsens latest is a romantic heist film titled The Black Madonna. Here's the skinny:

Maria is a part-time stripper. Her father, Kurt, is one of the usual police suspects. Looking to get one last heist in, he steals a priceless Russian icon, “The Black Madonna,” from a museum transport. But a buttoned-down cop, Gustav, gets in the way and the icon ends up with Maria. She now faces a choice of turning in the icon and receiving a huge reward or leaving her father in the hands of a Russian gang. Soon, she is off to Russia with Gustav in hot pursuit.

The trailer for the film has just hit online and it looks like a typically good time from Olsen, a high energy blend of characters and action, and pretty to look at to boot.

The Black Madonna Trailer (embedded Flash)