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Film
Tomas, a child out of reach
Lone Hertz, Mads Egmont Christensen, Denmark, 1980
97 min.DK/Documentary
A highly personal documentary about a parent's life with her 14-year-old son Tomas, who is not only psychotic but severely mentally handicapped. Filmed by the boy's mother, actress Lone Hertz, during two weeks at their country home away from Tomas' day-to-day institution. A relationship of love, affection and hard work is portrayed, a struggle to make life bearable for everybody involved.
| Original title | Tomas - et barn du ikke kan nå |
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| Danish title | Tomas - et barn du ikke kan nå |
| Keywords | Hertz, Lone, Disabled children, mentally handicapped, Mother-child relation, Impairment of function, 1980-1989 |
| Director | Lone Hertz, Mads Egmont Christensen |
| Screenplay | Lone Hertz, Mads Egmont Christensen |
| Based on | Idé: Lone Hertz |
| Director of Photography | Bille August, Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editor | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Sound | Stig Sparre-Ulrich, Peter Witt |
| Appearance | Tomas Strøbye, Lone Hertz |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Kommunefilm |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 03.11.1980 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Odense, Århus, Palads, Ballerup Bio |
| Find more | Hanne Billing: En dreng og hans mor. Levende Billeder 8/1980. |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | HTM Film |
| Domestic distribution | Kommunefilm |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lone Hertz |
| Direction | Mads Egmont Christensen |
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Script |
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| Script | Lone Hertz |
| Script | Mads Egmont Christensen |
| Idea | Lone Hertz |
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Production |
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| Production | Tivi Magnusson |
| Production manager | Tivi Magnusson |
| Production assistant | Lars Henning Dahl |
| Production assistant | Jørgen Mørkegaard |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Bille August |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Camera assistant | Kristoffer Nyholm |
| Camera assistant | Fritz Schrøder |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Electrical dept. | Simon Plum |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
| Assistant editor | Tómas Gislason |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Stig Sparre-Ulrich |
| Sound | Peter Witt |
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Other credits |
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| Trailer | Tómas Gislason |
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Appearance |
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| Appearance | Tomas Strøbye |
| Appearance | Lone Hertz |
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