CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 30m

Barndommens gade

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In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.

Directed byAstrid Henning-Jensen

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
DA
Released
November 7, 1986
Studios
DRDet Danske FilminstitutMetronome Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sofie Gråbøl

Sofie Gråbøl

Ester

Louise Fribo

Louise Fribo

Lisa

Carl Quist Møller

Carl

Vigga Bro

Vigga Bro

Esters mor

Torben Jensen

Torben Jensen

Esters far

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Frk. Thomsen

Lene Vasegaard

Lene Vasegaard

Lærerinden

Benny Poulsen

Benny Poulsen

Bananen

John Hahn-Petersen

John Hahn-Petersen

Gadebetjent

Birgit Conradi

Birgit Conradi

Skolesundhedsplejerske

Creative team
Directed by
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Astrid Henning-Jensen
Written by
Tove Ditlevsen
Erik Thygesen
Produced by
Tivi Magnusson

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