This classic-style road movie, a competition entry in the 1989 Venice Film Festival and director Gabiel Axel's first film after his 1988 Academy Award (Oscar) winning "Babette's Feast", follows the errant progress down through Europe of a young would-be musician on the run from a corrective institution. In Morocoo, the boy finds refuge and harmony with a native family until authorities catch up with him.
| Original title | Christian |
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| Danish title | Christian |
| Director | Gabriel Axel |
| Screenplay | Gabriel Axel |
| Director of Photography | Morten Bruus |
| Editor | Niels Pagh Andersen |
| Sound | Morten Degnbol, Lars Lund, Niels Arnt Torp |
| Composer | Nikolaj Christensen |
| Production designer | Peter Grant |
| Appearance | Nikolaj Christensen, Laila Andersson, Jørgen Melskens, Preben Lerdorff Rye |
| Production country | Denmark, France, Italy |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby |
| Danish theatrical release | 26.12.1989 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Odense, Herning, Vejle, Århus, Aalborg, Bio Lyngby, Næstved Bio, Grand |
| TV release | 13.06.1992, DR |
| Find more | Kristen Bjørnkjær: Fruen til forskel. Tusind Øjne 120/1990. |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Victoria Film, Ellepi Film, Chrysalide Film |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Gabriel Axel |
| Assistant director | Lizzi Weischenfeldt |
| Assistant director | Abdessamed Dinia |
| Continuity | Lizzi Weischenfeldt |
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Script |
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| Script | Gabriel Axel |
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Production |
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| Production | Søren Stærmose |
| Production | Ole Søndberg |
| Production | Leo Pescarolo |
| Production | Tom Winther |
| Production | Robert Larsen |
| Production | Jacob Louis Weisdorf |
| Production manager | Jean Claude Rey |
| Production manager | Darif Ahmed |
| Production manager | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Production assistant | Brahim Benballa |
| Production assistant | Benjamin Moreau |
| Production assistant | Kahia Lahcen |
| Unit manager | Søren Stærmose |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Morten Bruus |
| First assistant camera | Jens Schlosser |
| First assistant camera | Kim Hattesen |
| First assistant camera | Søren Berthelin |
| First assistant camera | Tessa Racine |
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Stills |
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| Still photographer | Peter Gabriel |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Electrical dept. | Søren Sørensen |
| Electrical dept. | Jan Andersen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Niels Pagh Andersen |
| Assistant editor | Liselotte Havmøller |
| Assistant editor | Sara Winding |
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Music |
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| Music | Nikolaj Christensen |
| Piano | Claudio Arrau |
| Morrocan wind instruments | Cheddati Abdelkebir |
| Orchestra | Concertgebouw Orkestret |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Peter Grant |
| Set dresser | Peter Grant |
| Assistant set dresser | Fabrice Turbil |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Françoise Nicolet |
| Wardrobe | Maria Seddiki |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Tine Buch |
| Makeup | Amina Bencherqui |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Morten Degnbol |
| Sound | Lars Lund |
| Sound | Niels Arnt Torp |
| B-sound designer | Lars Skovgaard |
| Foley artist | Jacky Dufour |
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Appearance |
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| Christian | Nikolaj Christensen |
| Christians mor | Laila Andersson |
| Christians far | Jørgen Melskens |
| Christians morfar | Preben Lerdorff Rye |
| Christians lillesøster | Maria Frost |
| Christians lillebror | Tobias Mørch |
| Servitrice, Christians kæreste | Julie Gringer |
| En rod | Kim Jansson |
| Krovært | Lars Lohmann |
| Køkkenmedhjælper | Søren Steen |
| Christians makker | Jens Arentzen |
| Ung mand ved pølsevogn | Jesper Birch |
| En fremmedarbejder ved pølsevogn | Irsan Gondol Mohamed |
| Bestjålen dame | Ebba With |
| Dommer | Sigvard Bennetzen |
| Beboer i De gamles By | Asta Esper Andersen |
| Beboer i De gamles By | Else Petersen |
| Beboer i De gamles By | Holger Boland |
| Vagt i De Gamles By | Hans Henrik Voetmann |
| Betjent i København | Jørn Jacobsen |
| Betjent i København | Jørgen Sperling |
| Betjent i København | Hans Vangsgaard |
| Betjent i København | Tommy Laursen |
| Ung mand på ungdomshjem | Lars Kaalund |
| Skibskaptajn | Ulrich Krenchel |
| Slotsejer | Jean Cherlian |
| En gæst | Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu |
| Tjenestepige | Carole Aymond |
| Vagabond | Jean-Marie Richier |
| Françoise Beaulieu | Nadine Alari |
| Vagt i den danske ambassade i Paris | Carsten Jensen |
| Vært ved party i Spanien | Tom Baker |
| Mand på knallert | Jean Pierre Peulevé |
| Den danske ambassadør i Marokko | Asger Bonfils |
| Bilejer 1 | Muhamed Aljem |
| Bilejer 2 | Ahmed Aladui |
| Aicha | Nathalie Brusse |
| Aichas bedstemor | Fatima Regragui |
| Aichas mor | Nazha Regragui |
| Aichas far | Abdallah Lamrani |
| Aichas bedstefar | Hadj Kaddour |
| Mokaddem | Aziz Mouhoub |
| Caid | Abdelkader Moutaa |
| Addi | Khalid Outbih |
| Abdallah | Hassan Benballa |
| Atika | Atika Ait Pa Khali |
| Landbetjent | Marjane Abdelkader |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Koncert for klaver og orkester, nr 5, a-mol | 1989 | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Christian [Score] | 1989 | Nikolaj Christensen |
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