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Rubber Tarzan

1981 · 89 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story about a lonely boy finding an unlikely friend, mixing small everyday cruelties with warm, quiet hope.

Directed by
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Alex Svanbjerg, Otto Brandenburg, Peter Schrøder
Overview
Ivan is a very lonely 8 year boy who is bullied almost every day in school. Even his father taunts him because Ivan litteraly is a weakling (That should explain the title Rubber Tarzan). As a result of this Ivan spends a lot of his time on daydreaming until he meets a kind of kindred spirit - the friendly and lonely crane driver Ole.

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Directed by
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Alex Svanbjerg, Otto Brandenburg, Peter Schrøder
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loneliness
    • friendship
    • coming-of-age
    • family
    • identity
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Directed by
    Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
    Written by
    Hans Hansen, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
    Starring
    Alex Svanbjerg, Otto Brandenburg, Peter Schrøder, Susanne Heinrich, Jens Okking, Kjeld Løfting, Terese Damsholt, Kirsten Rolffes
    Cinematography
    Dan Laustsen
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Denmark
    Languages
    Danish

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