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Southern comfort

Jesper W. Nielsen, Denmark, 1997

57 min.DK/Short fictionChildren's films

Ever since Ida's mother was abandoned for a younger woman, she has sought solace in a bottle - life has become hard for seven year old Ida, trying to take care of house, home, little brother, Skrubsak, and mother's cleaning job. Even Ida's dream of the family holiday could easily turn into a nightmare if she and little borther are taken into care by the Child Protection Authority.
Basic information Credits Festivals & awards Materials
Original title Lykkefanten
Danish title Lykkefanten
Other titles Forbudt for børn (del 1), Kortfilm til mellemtrinnet 2, Vild med dansk 8
Keywords Siblings, Children, Neglect of care, Single mothers, Alcohol abuse, Family life, Belief, Responsibility
Director Jesper W. Nielsen
Screenplay Anker Li
Producer Peter Bech
Director of Photography Erik Zappon
Editor Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Sound Kjartan Kjartansson
Appearance Stephania Potalivo, Maurice Blinkenberg, Birgitte Simonsen, Birgitte Federspiel
Production country Denmark
Production company Forbudt for børn Aps
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut
International sales
Technical info color
Danish rating Allowed for children over the age of 11
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Companies

Production company Forbudt for børn Aps
Domestic distribution Danske Filminstitut

Instruktion

Direction Jesper W. Nielsen

Manus

Script Anker Li

Produktion

Producer Peter Bech

Foto

Cinematography Erik Zappon

Stills

Stills Birger Vilæn-Petersen

Klip

Editing Valdís Óskarsdóttir

Lyd

Sound Kjartan Kjartansson

Medvirkende

Ida Stephania Potalivo
Skrubsak Maurice Blinkenberg
Mor Birgitte Simonsen
Appearance Birgitte Federspiel
Appearance Amalie Dollerup
Appearance Anders Nyborg
Appearance Ulrik Cold
Appearance Erik Wedersøe
Appearance Hadiza Hadianderberg
Appearance John Hahn-Petersen
Appearance Bente Livø

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