The Art of Crying
2006 Danish tragicomedy film
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The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog.[1] It stars Jannik Lorenzen 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.[2] Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by Bo Hr. Hansen.[3]
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| Directed by | Peter Schønau Fog |
| Written by | Bo Hr. Hansen |
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| Produced by | Thomas Stenderup |
| Starring | Jesper Asholt Jannik Lorenzen |
| 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 film received both the Bodil[4] and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.[5]
Cast
- Jannik Lorenzen
- Jesper Asholt as Father
- Hanne Hedelund as Mother
- Julie Kolbech as Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)
- Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt as Asger
- Rita Angela as Grandmother
- Gitte Siem as Aunt Didde
- Lene Tiemroth as Psychiatrist
- Bjarne Henriksen as Budde
- Sune Thomsen as Per
- Hans Henrik Voetmann as Dr. Madsen
- Laura Kamis Wrang as Mrs. Budde
