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Synopsis: Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more tragic violent behavior, fueled by frustration over his loveless home life.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Bille August
  1 win & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Year:
1983
103 min
201 Views


Yes, I did. Mulle, I said. "Those chicks aren't from Sweden.

They're from around the corner."

Is he always like this?

Much worse.

You know what we need now?

Let's dance, right?

Now, don't interrupt, Kate.

Okay, what do you need, Mulle?

I'd like four doughnuts and two brownies.

That's 5.75

It's on Mulle.

The ferry will dock momentarily.

Thanks. Where's Kate?

Which Kate?

Come on. Let's find Mulle.

See you.

Have a nice vacation.

You're in here?

Please close the door.

He's been in there for over an hour.

Stinker.

Did you say something, Henning?

Bjrn, I forgot the sugar.

I'll go back to the store.

Don't you need money?

Four pounds of sugar.

- Where're you going?

- I'll beat you to the store.

Idiot!

What would you like?

- I haven't decided yet.

- Weren't we gonna get some sugar?

You keep quiet. I'm the one doing the shopping.

Have you decided what you want?

A pack of sugar.

Is that your little brother?

Yes, you might say that.

Henning?

Let's see who gets home first.

I'll give you a 30-second head start.

Okay, but you're in for it if you cheat.

I'm glad you came back.

Yeah, my mom forgot to buy sugar,

so...

You live here?

No, I'm just helping my uncle.

My aunt is sick. She's been put in a home....

What's it called? A con... conva...

Convalescent home.

Convalescent home.

Only till she gets well again.

Have you been to the chalk quarry?

No.

No.

What's with your pants?

Where've you been?

Is the elastic broken?

It's your own fault the food's cold.

That's no answer.

- What?

- That mumbo-jumbo.

What do you want me to say?

I'm hitting the sack.

Already?

We haven't even had our coffee.

What would you like?

Sten!

Sten!

Sten, open up, you hear?

Aren't you behaving like a baby?

If you don't want to lose face in front

of the others, then come out immediately.

Mom!

Please speak louder.

There's a bad connection.

It's Berit.

No, he isn't.

Excuse me.

Don't mention it.

Mom!

Sten, come out of there right now.

Are you leaving?

We're eating in 15 minutes.

Wash your face and come down.

You want more water, Sten?

Berit called half an hour ago.

She did?

She wanted to speak to you,

but you were out.

Sten?

Berit is the switchboard operatorat the factory.

I thought we were here to relax.

- That's all we're doing.

-And for Sten's sake.

My God, I only said that Berit had called.

There you go again. I thought...

Dad, you're not allowed to smoke in here.

You're right. Thanks, Sten.

Not too far in the future,machines will

take over the dull and tedious work.

Then workers must be ready

to take over production

and manage and distribute the work themselves.

Did I take off too much?

No.

Sit still now.

We might be able to visit

your aunt and uncle in Silkeborg,

and maybe even stay

there for a while.

Then hold your partner around the waist.

Not so hard. Soft but firm.

-Like this?

-Yes.

Now we start on the right.

One and side step and together.

Back and side step

and together.

Forward and side step

and together and...

Bella 9528.

Hello, Sten.

No, he's out playing soccer,

I think.

Yes... yes..

Good-bye.

- Why don't you want to talk to him?

-I gotta go.

Take him!

Your left leg!

And Ole Madsen

smashes the ball...

...past the clumsy goalkeeper!

Ready?

Over here!

A header!

- What are you doing?

- I have to go.

Kirsten?

Kirsten!

Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fnf.... sechs!

- Did you fall in?

- Yes.

Why don't you get out?

There might be a fish...

Don't you wanna come inside?

Well, maybe I could dry my shoes.

How's your vacation been?

Well, pretty dull.

Just reading a lot

of books and stuff.

Are you really gonna play

on the top team?

No, not yet.

I think you could.

I'll treat you to an ice cream later.

- The candy lady closed her shop.

- Closed her shop?

She's in the hospital.

They say she fell off her bike.

Well, well, Sten.

What a surprise.

Have a seat.

So what's for dinner?

Nothing special. Just chops.

You couldn't have known, but on Mom's new diet,

fats like that are out of the question.

Know what we'll do instead?

We'll go out for dinner.

You can have whatever you want.

I'll call a cab.

You can wear your new sweater.

Taxi?

Please send a cab to the Saxroth residence.

Thank you.

Zappa.

A car like that takes a lot of money.

- I felt this was the right time.

- We'll probably have to get a

roof rack while the boys are small.

We wanted a four-door.

Henning.

- What?

- Come here.

- We could never afford a car like that.

- You wanna see?

Of course it isn't cheap.

Why?

Take a look.

That's why it was so cheap. There's no

engine in it. You have to install pedals.

You're full of baloney.

I am?

Hi.

How was your vacation?

You look like you've been boozing and screwing for two weeks.

You lied about those pedals.

This is Folke and Asger, our two new members.

That makes five of us.

Members?

Yes, of the gang, or whatever it's called.

Wonder what little Mulle has been up to on his vacation.

What a pity.

He only wants to play with cars. Come on, Bjrn.

- Where did you meet her?

- In a country store.

- And she wanted to do it all the time?

- Over and over. In the chalk quarry, the shop, everywhere.

And you did it, you naughty boy!

One can't refuse.

- Variety is the spice of life.

- Yes.

Like my dad.

He likes to "eat" out too.

What does your mother say?

My mother? She has nothing to say.

Not anymore, at least.

I'm gonna get my dad's

room when it's fixed up.

Has your dad moved out?

Sure. Moved in with another lady.

Her name is Berit.

Anyway, never mind.

Cheers, Bjrn.

Something tells me

we're headed for a busy autumn.

Hello, Mrs. Bentzon.

I'm Mulle's father.

I'd like to talk to you.

Come in.

I just wanted to talk with you about...

It won't take a moment.

It's about....

It's about my son's bike.

- Your son's bike?

- Yes. It was smashed up.

- Would you like a drink?

- No, thanks.

He says Sten has smashed it.

Sten?

That's what Mulle says.

Can he still use the bike?

He can't fix it himself,

and I don't think that I should...

Take it to the bike shop, and then

send your son over here with the bill.

That wasn't what I meant.

- I just wanted to let you know.

- I appreciate your coming by.

- Well, then, I'll say good-bye.

- Good-bye.

- No, the other door.

- Thanks.

He's got some nerve, Mulle boy.

Why didn't we go see

Uncle and Aunt in the country?

Things are pretty good here.

That way we save money too.

It's better over there.

What's wrong, Mulle?

Tell me what's wrong.

I just wanna get out of here.

It'll work out, Mulle.

Don't worry.

Right?

Come on, Mullleman!

Let's play ball.

Here we go. Come here, Mulle!

Watch old Wriggle-legs

do his number.

Teamwork, Mulle.

Over here!

What the hell's the big idea?

Why don't you play somewhere else?

How cute.

May I hold it?

Is it a he or a she?

I don't know.

Gogge!

Gogge!

All right, let's stop now.

Thanks for bringing your pets in.

Class will be over soon,

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Bjarne Reuter

Bjarne Reuter (born 29 April 1950) is a Danish writer and screenwriter, best known for children's and young adult books. Many of his works are set in the 1950s and 1960s, the time period of his childhood and adolescence. Many also feature the Copenhagen area, where he was born in Brønshøj. Reuter is the screenwriter of the popular Danish television series and movie Busters verden ("Buster's World"). In 1977 he was awarded with the Danish Ministry of Culture's children book prize. He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for best children's book in 2000, recognising the German-language edition of En som Hodder (1998), and was a finalist for the youth book prize in 2003, for the work published in English as The Ring of the Slave Prince (2004). For his lasting contribution as a children's writer, Reuter was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2002 and 2004. more…

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