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You Are Not Alone

1978 · 93 min

A tender, earnest coming-of-age story that balances the pain of loneliness with the warmth of first love and youthful solidarity.

Directed by: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Jørn Faurschou

Tagline: Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Overview: Young teenager Bo is too sensitive for the hothouse atmosphere of a boarding school run by a cold, unfeeling would-be man of the cloth. Lonely and scared, he finds a soulmate in the headmaster's son Kim with whom he forms a bond of friendship... that slowly grows into something more.

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Directed by: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Jørn Faurschou

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
identity
love
friendship
rebellion
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen
Written by: Lasse Nielsen, Bent Petersen
Starring: Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Jørn Faurschou, Ove Sprogøe, Elin Reimer, Jan Jørgensen, Merete Axelberg, John Hahn-Petersen
Cinematography: Henrik Herbert
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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