Liv, 13, lives deep in the forest with her simple father Jens and her obese, bedridden mother Maria. Sheltered from the outside world they survive on what they can find in nature. Here, even the smallest things have a soul, and the greatest meaning can be found in the journey of an ant into the sap of tree roots. What Liv doesn’t know is that her parents have a dark secret: they have made the outside world believe that she is dead in an attempt to escape society’s norms and demands. Liv’s curiosity however propels her to venture into the world and suddenly, their silent life is threatened by increasing interference from the outside.
| Original title | Harpiks |
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| Danish title | Harpiks |
| Director | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
| Screenplay | Bo hr. Hansen |
| Producer | Katja Adomeit, Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Director of Photography | Louise McLaughlin |
| Editor | Sofie Marie Kristensen |
| Sound | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen, Sigrid D.P.A. Jensen |
| Composer | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen, Andreas Pallisgaard |
| Production designer | Josephine Farsø |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Appearance | Vivelil Søgaard Holm, Peter Plaugborg, Sofie Gråbøl, Ghita Nørby |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S, Nordisk Film A/S |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Danish theatrical release | 12.12.2019 |
| Comment | Daniel Borgman's third feature film enjoyed its world at Toronto Film Festival. Borgman's ’The Weight of Elephants’ (2013) and ’Loving Pia’ (2017) both premiered at the Berlinale. His short film ’Berik’ (2010) won the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Zentropa Productions2 ApS |
| Co-production | Adomeit Film ApS |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut, TV2, FilmFyn |
| Domestic distribution | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S, Nordisk Film A/S |
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| Direction | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
| Assistant director | Jacky Su |
| 1st assistant director | Seumas Cooney |
| 3rd assistant director | Stine Likodelle Keller Søegaard |
| Casting | Tanja Grunwald |
| Casting: children | Amanda Lie-Rasmussen |
| Children's coach | Amanda Lie-Rasmussen |
| Children's coach | Kenneth Carmohn |
| Extras coordinator | Jacob Thomas Pilgaard |
| Extras coordinator | Lise Søllested |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Bo hr. Hansen |
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Production |
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| Producer | Katja Adomeit |
| Producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Executive producer | Louise Vesth |
| Producer: development | Ann-Alicia Thunbo Ilskov |
| Associate producer | Tine Mikkelsen |
| Line producer | Jon Hammer |
| Producer: development | Ann-Alicia Thunbo Ilskov |
| Production manager | Carina Svendsgaard Jeppesen |
| Production coordinator | Fie Gehrs Madsen |
| Production assistant | Maria Lundedal Møller |
| Producer's assistant | Nicolai Arnholm |
| Producer's assistant | Anne Falkesgaard Hansen |
| Location manager | Kenneth Kromann Knudsen |
| Location manager | Benjamin Mathiesen |
| Location scout | Jannich Grønnemose |
| Location scout | Karoline Thiele Bro-Rasmussen |
| Location scout | Hasse Valdemar Nørgaard |
| Location scout | Rasmus Kølbæk |
| Post-producton coordinator | Cecilie Rui |
| Post-production manager | Tine Clasen |
| IT-support | Peter Mygdal |
| IT-support | Gorm Oppermann |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Louise McLaughlin |
| First assistant camera | John Frimann Rasmussen |
| Underwater cinematographer | Kjetil Astrup |
| Clapper/loader | Mark Dingli |
| Video assistant | Anton Petersen |
| Video assistant | Asker Frølund Andersen |
| Steadicam | Anders Holck Petersen |
| Steadicam | Jonas Torp |
| Drone operator | Tao Ahler |
| Cinematographer: 2. unit | Jacky Su |
| Cinematographer: Additional shoot | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
| Camera assistant: 2. unit | Julie Ann-Lie Kjærgaard |
| Camera assistant: 2. unit | Alexander Herlev Christoffersen |
| Key grip | Lars "Snitt" Weirsøe |
| Key grip | Emil Taasinge |
| Key grip | Mikael Kort |
| Best boy grip | Andreas Thorsted |
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| Still photographer | Åsmund Sollihøgda |
| Still photographer | Christian Geisnæs |
| Still photographer | Maria Pasenau |
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| Gaffer | Aslak Lytthans |
| Best boy | Ib Valentin |
| Best boy | Thomas Neivelt |
| Assistant lighting technician | Mark Newman |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Sofie Marie Kristensen |
| B-editor | Mark Bukdahl |
| B-editor | My Thordal |
| Assistant editor | Mira Thu |
| Avid supervisor | Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson |
| Technical supervisor | Oliver Lindboe |
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Music |
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| Composer | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen |
| Composer | Andreas Pallisgaard |
| Musical consultant | Leslie Ming |
| Music clearing | Mikkel Maltha |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Josephine Farsø |
| Property master | Anne Oddershede |
| Assistant set dresser | Lewis Oliver James Wallace |
| Set decorator | Sarah Gad Wøldike Sørensen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Marquet K. Lee |
| Costume on set | Kirsty Cameron |
| Costume designer | Helen Kirkum |
| Costume assistant | Nanna Bernholm |
| Costume assistant | Marcy Hoen |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Sara Sofia Kasper |
| Makeup assistant | Camilla Hentze Jørgensen |
| SFX makeup | Rob Hillenbrink |
| SFX makeup | Erik Hillenbrink |
| SFX makeup | Merel Mons |
| SFX makeup | Denise Conradi |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen |
| Sound designer | Sigrid D.P.A. Jensen |
| Boom operator | Renato Fernando Vieira de Silva Ribeiro |
| Dialogue editor | Morten Groth |
| Dialogue editor | Jakob Garfield |
| Sound assistant | Jamie Louis Thurman |
| Foley artist | Martin Langebach |
| Foley mixer | Christoph Oertel |
| Sound mixer | Anne Gry Friis Kristensen |
| Sound mixer | Sigrid D.P.A. Jensen |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Morten Jacobsen |
| SFX coordinator | Hummer Højmark |
| Pyrotechnician | Flemming Christensen |
| SFX technician | Anders Nylander |
| SFX assistant | Hasse Valdemar Nørgaard |
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| Taxachauffør | Solbjørg Højfeldt |
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Visual effects |
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| Graphic design | Åsmund Sollihøgda |
| Online | Oliver Lindboe |
| Colourist | Sandra Klass |
| VFX artist | Jacob Thorndahl |
| VFX artist | Daniel Joseph Borgman |
| Title design | Åsmund Sollihøgda |
| Title design | Jacky Su |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Valdimar Johansson |
| Stunt double | Nina Frifelt |
| Diver stand-in | Mikkel Weidemann |
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Appearance |
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| Liv | Vivelil Søgaard Holm |
| Jens | Peter Plaugborg |
| Maria | Sofie Gråbøl |
| Else | Ghita Nørby |
| Roald | Amanda Collin |
| Postbud | Rasmus Haxen |
| Ung politibetjent | Christopher Læssø |
| Gammel mand | Kjeld Nørgaard |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Lindberg, Kristian | 2019-12-12 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Skotte Christensen, Kim | 2019-12-12 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sommer Boysen, Katrine | 2019-12-12 |
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