Janus, who has just been discharged from a psychiatric ward, is armed with a single mission. He must find Amina, his friend from high school – no matter the cost. The many letters he received from Amina while he was hospitalised gave Janus hope and a belief in the future. But suddenly, the vital lifeline was broken and the letters ceased coming. Janus is convinced that something bad has happened to Amina and begins putting together the numerous pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. His search for the truth leads Janus on a dangerous detective journey through the dark streets of a big city where everyone he comes into contact with and who knows Amina seems to be hiding something.
| Original title | Aminas breve |
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| Danish title | Aminas breve |
| Director | Jacob Bitsch |
| Screenplay | Anders Ølholm |
| Based on | Baseret på Jonas T. Bengtssons roman. |
| Producer | Birgitte Skov |
| Director of Photography | Niels Buchholzer |
| Editor | Søren B. Ebbe |
| Sound | Rune Palving, Maj-Linn Preiss |
| Composer | Lukas Julian Lentz |
| Production designer | Dorte Knirke Madelung |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard, Sophie Molitoris, Kiez Komparsen |
| Appearance | Esben Smed, Siir Tilif, Hans Henrik Clemmensen, Lisa Carlehed |
| Production country | Denmark, Germany |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S |
| International sales | Toolbox Film ApS |
| Danish theatrical release | 09.03.2017 |
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| Comment | Second feature film by Jacob Bitsch, featuring Berlinale Shooting Star 2017 Esben Smed. The film is based on a book by Jonas T. Bengtsson, who also wrote the novel behind Thomas Vinterberg’s Submarino. Bitsch made his feature debut with Camping (2009). |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Toolbox Film |
| Co-production | Tamtam Film GmbH |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Danmarks Radio, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein |
| In collaboration with | ARTE, NDR |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S |
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| Direction | Jacob Bitsch |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
| Assistant director | Bjørn Kopp |
| Extras coordinator | Anita Juel Lystbæk |
| Continuity | Anna Emelie Appelin |
| Casting | Sophie Molitoris |
| Casting | Kiez Komparsen |
| Dialogue coach | Claudia Jäger |
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| Screenplay | Anders Ølholm |
| Translation | Tony MacNabb |
| Translation | Niklas Press |
| Script consultant | Mads Rosenkrantz Grage |
| Script consultant | Anders Frithiof August |
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| Producer | Birgitte Skov |
| Co-producer | Andrea Schütte |
| Co-producer | Dirk Decker |
| Production manager | Kim Arnt Torp |
| Executive producer | Morten Kaufmann |
| Executive producer | Signe Leick Jensen |
| Location manager | Kenneth Berg |
| Location manager | Claus Nielsen |
| Production coordinator | Cecilie Anna Christiansen |
| Producer's assistant | Lin Jo Skytte |
| Production assistant | Julie Skov Dalsgaard |
| Runner | Kasper Søndergaard Batz |
| Line producer: Germany | Beatrice Hallenbarter |
| Line producer assistant | Konstantin Geisel |
| Producer's assistant | Julian Niedermeier |
| Production coordinator | Jochen Cremer |
| Location scout | John Kustendy |
| Location manager | Carsten Neumeyer |
| Set manager | Niklas Effenberger |
| Set manager assistant | Malin Duggen |
| Post Producer | Lina Wichmann |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of Photography | Niels Buchholzer |
| First assistant camera | Henrik Lyngbo |
| 2nd assistant camera | Katharina Juul-Andersen |
| Key grip | Lars "Snitt" Weirsøe |
| Key grip | Rune A. Egegaard |
| Key grip: 2. unit | Mikael Kort Kristensen |
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| Still photographer | Christian Geisnæs |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Tue Bengtsson |
| Electrician assistant | David Voigt |
| Electrician assistant | Peter Assmann |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Søren B. Ebbe |
| Assistant editor | Liv Lynge |
| Trailer editor | Lars Wissing |
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Music |
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| Composer | Lukas Julian Lentz |
| Music editor | Frithjof Toksvig |
| Music clearing | Anders-Peter Andreasen |
| Music clearing | Jan Thielsen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Dorte Knirke Madelung |
| Property master | Katrine Hyllegaard |
| Set decorator | Jon Truelsen |
| Set dresser | Rasmus Koch Karlshøj |
| Set dresser: 2. unit | Rasmus Balslev-Olesen |
| Property master | Anna Alaeddine |
| Assistant set dresser | Claudia Schröder |
| Set modelling | Bernd Markmann |
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Wardrobe |
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| Costume designer | Katrin Aschendorf |
| Costume supervisor | Michaela Rinker |
| Costume assistant | Natascha Rath |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup designer | Bjørg Serup |
| SFX makeup | Bjørg Serup |
| Makeup artist | Kristina Mollnau |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Rune Palving |
| Sound engineer | Maj-Linn Preiss |
| Boom operator | Sabine Schröder |
| Sound engineer: 2. unit | Rasmus Damsgaard |
| Sound mixer | Lars Ginzel |
| B-sound designer: post-production | Lars Halvorsen |
| Sound Editing | Mikkel Groos |
| Sound Editing | Roar Skau Olsen |
| Sound Editing | Jacques Pedersen |
| Sound assistant | Daniel Bøgh Nielsen |
| Sound effects | Mikkel Nielsen |
| Foley artist | Torben Greve |
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| Coordinator | Benjamin Wüpper |
| Color correction | Ronney Afortu |
| Title design | Thomas Diesselhorst |
| Supervisor | Frank Hellmann |
| Mastering | Stefan Tänzler |
| Mastering | Alessandro Forotti |
| Graphic design | Rasmus Lange |
| Poster photo | Christian Geisnæs |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Adam Brix |
| Stunt double | Julius Hjernø |
| Stunt double | Munir Avn |
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Appearance |
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| Janus | Esben Smed |
| Amina | Siir Tilif |
| Cigarmanden | Hans Henrik Clemmensen |
| Astrid | Lisa Carlehed |
| Mahmut | Omar Shargawi |
| Plejer | Julian Greis |
| Gülden | Sarah-Sofie Boussnina |
| Søren | Michael Lundbye Slebsager |
| David | Carl-Christian Riestra |
| Erkan | Besir Zeciri |
| Nadja | Camilla Lehmann |
| Ali | Munir Avn |
| Nicky | Daniel Hugo Sørensen |
| Hüseyin | Besnik Miftari |
| Vahit | Evrim Benli |
| Aminas mor | Sema Poyraz |
| Overlægen | Flemming Enevold |
| Sygeplejerske | Julie Carlsen |
| Erik | Torsten Hammann |
| Receptionist | Malin Brolin-Tani |
| Ansat i krisecenter | Anne Voight Christiansen |
| Vagt i krisecenter | Anna Elmose |
| Politimand | Joen Højerslev |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Børsen | Dürr, Morten | 2017-03-10 |
| Anmeldelse | Weekendavisen | Green Jensen, Bo | 2017-03-10 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Lind, Michael | 2017-03-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Krogsgaard Christensen, Jeppe | 2017-03-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Queitsch, Henrik | 2017-03-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Nikolajsen, Lone | 2017-03-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sommer Boysen, Katrine | 2017-03-09 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2017-03-09 |
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