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Film
The Shadow Animal
Dorte Bengtson, Denmark, 2013
19 min.DK/Short fictionChildren's films, Animation
Dennis, 10, longs to be reunited with his father, who he misses terribly. Dennis and his older brother Johnny share a tiny magical creature known as the "Shadow Animal" who also happens to be Dennis' closest friend. The two brothers live in a tough neighbourhood. Together, Dennis and the Shadow Animal follow Johnny down to the local park where Johnny's gang hangs out. When Dennis learns that the rival gang is planning to execute his brother, Dennis faces a terrible dilemma: Should he continue looking for his missing father or try and prevent Johnny from being shot?
| Original title | Skyggedyret |
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| Danish title | Skyggedyret |
| Keywords | Boys, Father-son relation, Brothers, Gang crime, Gangs, Nørrebro, Copenhagen |
| Director | Dorte Bengtson |
| Screenplay | Dorte Bengtson |
| Producer | Thomas Borch Nielsen |
| Editor | Kirsten Skytte |
| Sound | Sille Just Boel |
| Composer | Rasmus Dalsgaard |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Dialogue language | Danish |
| International sales | Nice Ninja ApS |
| Danish festival release | 08.09.2013, Palads, Buster-festivalen |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Nice Ninja ApS |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Dorte Bengtson |
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Script |
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| Screenplay | Dorte Bengtson |
| Script consultant | Thomas Borch Nielsen |
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Production |
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| Producer | Thomas Borch Nielsen |
| Line producer | Kirsten Skytte |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Kirsten Skytte |
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Music |
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| Composer | Rasmus Dalsgaard |
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Sound |
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| Sound engineer | Sille Just Boel |
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Voice |
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| Dennis | Toke Lars Bjarke |
| Johnny | René Wormark |
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Animation |
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| Animator | Asta Sigurdardóttir |
| Animator | Rune Ryberg |
| Animator | Luca Fattore |
| Animator | Benjamin Agersted |
| Animator | Henrik Sønniksen |
| Animator | Atli Haftseinsson |
| Animator | Marie Jørgensen |
| Colorstyler | Drude Mandgaard |
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