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Barndommens gade(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-11-07
53%
12 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.
Languages: Danish.
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Denmark
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Movie: Barndommens gade
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sofie Gråbøl
Ester
Louise Fribo
Lisa
Vigga Bro
Esters mor
Torben Jensen
Esters far
Kirsten Lehfeldt
Frk. Thomsen
Lene Vasegaard
Lærerinden
Benny Poulsen
Bananen
John Hahn-Petersen
Gadebetjent
Birgit Conradi
Skolesundhedsplejerske
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Overview
In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.
Release Date
1986-11-07
Average
5.3
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