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EKSPERIMENTET

by Louise N. D. Friedberg

synopsis

In 1952, Danish government officials select 16 Greenlandic children to participate in an experiment. They are removed from their families and accommodated in a children’s home in Nuuk. Here, the headmistress is put in charge of turning them into good, Danish citizens in a long-term effort to bring Greenland out of its current state of destitution. This becomes an uphill battle.

original title: Eksperimentet
working title: The Experiment
country: Denmark
sales agent: Nimbus Film
year: 2010
genre: fiction
directed by: Louise N. D. Friedberg
film run: 90'
release date: DK 09/09/2010
screenplay: Rikke de Fine Licht, Louise N. D. Friedberg
cast: Ellen Hillingsø, Laura Bro, Morten Grunwald, Mads Wille, Kurt Ravn, Laura Skaarup Jensen, Najaaraq Margit Davidsen, Kristian Falck-Petersen
cinematography by: Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
film editing: Martin Schade
art director: Nikolaj Danielsen, M. Wan Sputnick
music: Ola Kvernberg
producer: Birgitte Skov, Signe Leick Jensen
production: Nimbus Film
backing: Danish Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute, Filmfyn A/S, Kalaallit Nunaanni Naminerlutik Oqrtussat/Grønlands Selvstyre, Selvstyrets Kulturelle Tilskud Til Filmvirksomhed, Danmarks Radio, SVT, SF, 3900pictures ApS, Tonestyrelsen Aps, Lysudlejningen ApS, Kameraudlejningen ApS, Nordisk Film Shortcut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
distributor: Sandrew Metronome

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