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Truly Human

2001 · 94 min

A quiet, strange fable that drifts between tenderness and unease, asking you to sit with an outsider learning what people are like.

Directed by
Åke Sandgren
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, Susan A. Olsen
Overview
P. is a little girl's imaginary friend who lives inside the wall of her room. But one day he magically materialises and so must learn to live in the world like everyone else - a world where he is met with suspicion and hate but also with wonder and love.

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Directed by
Åke Sandgren
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, Susan A. Olsen
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
94 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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