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Film

Idiot Sara

Jon Bang Carlsen, Denmark, 1973

31 min.DK/Documentary

Sara is a 4-year-old mentally deficient living with her parents and a little sister. Sara was never institutionalized as her parents decided that it had to be possible to live an everyday life with the child in spite of the doctors' warning that it would ruin their lives if she was not sent off to an institution.
Basic information Credits
Original title Åndssvage Sara
Danish title Åndssvage Sara
Keywords mentally handicapped, Families, 1970-1979, Denmark
Director Jon Bang Carlsen
Screenplay Jon Bang Carlsen, Lotte Levy
Director of Photography Jon Bang Carlsen
Editor Jon Bang Carlsen
Sound Jon Bang Carlsen
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral
Technical info 16 mm, 1,37:1 Academy, color, Sound
Danish theatrical release 05.04.1973
Cinemas Kino Valde
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 15
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Workshoppen
Commissioned by Danmarks Radio, Workshoppen
Domestic distribution Statens Filmcentral

Direction

Direction Jon Bang Carlsen

Script

Script Jon Bang Carlsen
Script Lotte Levy

Cinematography

Cinematography Jon Bang Carlsen

Editing

Editing Jon Bang Carlsen

Sound

Sound Jon Bang Carlsen

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