"The search for a definition of the Other, or of Others, is the most important problem there is." –Paul Valéry, “Notebooks”, 1942.
The Stranger is the story of our encounter with the Other(s).
Is peaceful coexistence possible, or is violent confrontation inevitable? Maybe even necessary?
The film examines the clash between religious radicalization on the one hand and on the other hand racism, intolerance, fascism, Western paranoia and the modern anxiety caused by the increasingly escalating tensions of reality, of warfare and terrorist attacks, of Europe's current political winds and of the information society's incessant horror scenarios.
The Stranger is about race, racism and racial conflict and about the encounter with the Other(s) - an encounter that at all times throughout history has been the source of conflict.
The Stranger is the story of our encounter with the Other(s).
Is peaceful coexistence possible, or is violent confrontation inevitable? Maybe even necessary?
The film examines the clash between religious radicalization on the one hand and on the other hand racism, intolerance, fascism, Western paranoia and the modern anxiety caused by the increasingly escalating tensions of reality, of warfare and terrorist attacks, of Europe's current political winds and of the information society's incessant horror scenarios.
The Stranger is about race, racism and racial conflict and about the encounter with the Other(s) - an encounter that at all times throughout history has been the source of conflict.
| Original title | Den Fremmede |
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| Danish title | Den Fremmede |
| Director | Simon Staho |
| Screenplay | Simon Staho, Christian Lollike |
| Producer | Per Damgaard Hansen |
| Director of Photography | Maria von Hausswolff |
| Editor | Jacob Thuesen |
| Sound | Rune Bjerre Sand |
| Casting | Gro Metha Therp |
| Production country | Denmark |
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| Production company | Masterplan Pictures |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
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| Direction | Simon Staho |
| Casting | Gro Metha Therp |
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| Screenplay | Simon Staho |
| Screenplay | Christian Lollike |
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| Producer | Per Damgaard Hansen |
| Line producer | Cæcilie Østerby Sørensen |
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| Cinematographer | Maria von Hausswolff |
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| Editor | Jacob Thuesen |
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| Sound engineer | Rune Bjerre Sand |
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