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Denmark

2017 · 90 min

A quiet, naturalistic coming-of-age drama that unfolds slowly, balancing youthful carelessness with the weight of unexpected responsibility.

Directed by: Kasper Rune Larsen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Jonas Lindegaard Jacobsen, Jacob Skyggebjerg

Overview: 22-year-old Norge lives a careless life as a bachelor in the province. The slacker idyll meets a sudden end when 16-year-old Josephine turns up after a one-night-stand and tells him she’s pregnant

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Directed by: Kasper Rune Larsen
Genres: Drama
Starring: Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Jonas Lindegaard Jacobsen, Jacob Skyggebjerg

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
parenthood
identity
family
love
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Kasper Rune Larsen
Written by: Kasper Rune Larsen
Starring: Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Jonas Lindegaard Jacobsen, Jacob Skyggebjerg, Jens Kristian, Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt, Kristian Ravnsbæk Moltesen
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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