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May

1983 · 91 min

A quiet, observant coming-of-age portrait that unfolds gently, letting small everyday moments carry the emotional weight.

Directed by
Bille August
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Mette Munk Plum, Søren Pilmark, Kirsten Rolffes
Overview
An everyday story about a young girl from the countryside and the people she meets when she moves to the big city to train as a hairdresser.

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Directed by
Bille August
Genres
Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring
Mette Munk Plum, Søren Pilmark, Kirsten Rolffes
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • work
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Bille August
Starring
Mette Munk Plum, Søren Pilmark, Kirsten Rolffes, Henrik Koefoed, Buster Larsen, Axel Strøbye, Ole Thestrup, John Berglund
Cinematography
Henrik Herbert
Runtime
91 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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