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The Rascal

1994 · 85 min

A light, energetic Danish family romp with farmyard mischief and broad comedy that keeps things breezy and easy to follow.

Overview: Torben's father and farmer Jacob make a trade. Jacob gets a gearbox and Torben's father gets peace: Torben must be at farmer Jacob on the farm the rest of his summer holidays. It was Jacob never have done ...! Absolutely terrific Danish family comedy in the best action-style. Wild bass played by Robert Hansen, known from Anja and Viktor films and family Gregersen. Moreover contributes among other Preben Kristensen, Viggo Summer and Dick Kaysø and many more ...

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Tone
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	1
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: family, comedy
Directed by: Sven Methling
Written by: Peter Bay, Jørgen Kastrup
Starring: Robert Hansen, Peter Hoffmeyer, Jacob Rasmussen, Preben Kristensen, Claus Bue, Birthe Neumann, Waage Sandø, Susanne Heinrich
Music: Rasmus Schwenger, Michael Hardinger
Cinematography: Peter Roos
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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