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Seen it?2014 | 13 min | Drama
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 13 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Danish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rungano Nyoni, Hamy Ramezan
- Nanna BøttcherPolice woman
- Yusuf Kamal El-AliSon
- Amira Helene LarsenTranslator
- Zeinab RahalMother
- Alexandre WillaumePoliceman
- Peter Fog JensenPoliceman in office
- Maria Yang-BuschWoman in corridor