The film is an intimate character-driven global tale about what happens when an adopted teenage girl decides to reclaim her lost identity. With recordings from more than five years, we follow the Ethiopian girl, Amy, in a paramount period of her life, from the age of 13 to 18. The film follows Amy as she decides to actively change her destiny by going up against the Danish and Ethiopian authorities, trying to repeal and terminate her adoption.
| Original title | Amys vilje |
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| Danish title | Amys vilje |
| Keywords | Adopted children, Young people, Ethiopia, Foster children, 2010-2019 |
| Director | Katrine W. Kjær |
| Producer | Sara Stockmann |
| Director of Photography | Martin Munch |
| Editor | Marion Tuor |
| Sound | Martin Juel Dirkov |
| Composer | Jonas Colstrup |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut, TV2 |
| International sales | Sonntag Pictures ApS |
| Comment | Katrine Kjær's previous documentary, 'Mercy Mercy' (2012), premiered in IDFA's First Appearance Competition and was nominated for a Grierson Award. The director is also behind another 2018 title, 'Run Like a Girl'. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Executive Producer | Sonntag Pictures ApS |
| Co-production | VPRO TV |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, TV2 Danmark |
| In collaboration with | SVT, YLE, NRK, DR International Sales, Against Gravity |
| Domestic distribution | Danske Filminstitut, TV2 |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Katrine W. Kjær |
| Consultant | Dorrit Saietz |
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Script |
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| Dramaturge consultant | Jens Arentzen |
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Production |
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| Producer | Sara Stockmann |
| Line producer | Clara Tufte |
| Line producer (Ethiopia) | Hennock Hailu |
| Line producer | Julie Leerskov |
| Production assistant | Kristoffer Wancher Kjær |
| Post-production manager | Jakob Schaumburg |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Martin Munch |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Katrine W. Kjær |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Henrik Bohn Ipsen |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Sujato Louisa Wassileffsky |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Mulugeta Gebrekidan |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Marion Tuor |
| Editor: TV 2 | Andreas Bøggild Monies |
| Editing supervisor | Cathrine Ambus |
| Editing supervisor | Adam Nielsen |
| Editing supervisor | Morten Højbjerg |
| Assistant editor | Silke Indra |
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Music |
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| Composer | Jonas Colstrup |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Martin Juel Dirkov |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Rune Felix Holm |
| Poster artwork | Torsten Høgh Rasmussen |
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