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Truly Human(Et rigtigt menneske)

  • Dir: Åke Sandgren

  • Denmark, 2001, Danish, 90mins, DCP

  • Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, Susan Olsen

Evoking Herzog's The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser in Dogme fashion, this bittersweet fantasy shows how innocence is perceived as dark and mischievous in contemporary society. An apparent social criticism with revelations about discrimination, racism and sexual exploitation, yet the fable yields some comic moments throughout the story of P, an imaginary elder brother of a young girl whose accidental death leaves her parents traumatised. Hoping to become truly human, the wide-eyed naivete sets out to fit into a world where everyone only sees the worst of themselves in him. Remaining loyal to the manifesto’s anti-bourgeois spirit, this official Dogme #18 strikes a perfect balance between tragedy and humour.

Danish Film Awards: Best Actor

San Sebastian International Film Festival: OCIC Award

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

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    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
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    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.