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Film
Mercy Mercy - A portrait of a true adoption
Katrine W. Kjær, Denmark, 2012
90 min.DK/Documentary
What happens when adoption turns into an industry with the aim to alleviate the western world's childlessness, forgetting all about helping the children and families in the developing countries? The film is a global story about the catastrophic consequences of a choice made with the best intention. We follow an adoption from both sides of the globe, from the biological parents' last days with their children, through the adoption process and during the first four years of the adoptive parents' new life with the children in the West.
| Original title | Mercy Mercy - Adoptionens pris |
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| Danish title | Mercy Mercy - Adoptionens pris |
| Keywords | Adoption, Adopted children, Families, Adoptive parents, Developing countries, Africa, Ethiopia, Denmark |
| Director | Katrine W. Kjær |
| Producer | Sara Stockmann, Miriam Nørgaard, Vibeke Windeløv |
| Director of Photography | Henrik Bohn Ipsen |
| Editor | Morten Højbjerg |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Amharic,Danish,English,Oromo |
| Domestic distribution | DR International Sales |
| International sales | DR International Sales |
| TV release | 26.11.2012, DR |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Fridthjof Film |
| Domestic distribution | DR International Sales |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Katrine W. Kjær |
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Production |
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| Producer | Sara Stockmann |
| Producer | Miriam Nørgaard |
| Producer | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Production manager | Christian von der Recke |
| Producer's assistant | Nicolai Boesen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematographer | Henrik Bohn Ipsen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Morten Højbjerg |
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