The Art of Crying
Appearance
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Directed by | Peter Schønau Fog |
Written by | Bo Hr. Hansen |
Produced by | Thomas Stenderup |
Starring | Jesper Asholt da |
Cinematography | Harald Paalgard |
Edited by | Anne Østerud |
Music by | Karsten Fundal |
Distributed by | SF Film |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
The Art of Crying (Template:Lang-da) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars da and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen. In 2007, the film received both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.
Cast
- da ... Allan
- Jesper Asholt ... Father
- Hanne Hedelund ... Mother
- Julie Kolbech ... Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt ... Asger
- Rita Angela ... Grandmother
- Gitte Siem ... Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth ... Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen ... Budde
- Sune Thomsen ... Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann ... Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang ... Mrs. Budde
- Camilla Metelmann
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