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The Stranger (????) [N/A]

Original Title:
Den Fremmede

Production Companies:
Masterplan Pictures

Production Countries:
Denmark

Ratings / Certifications:
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Overview from TheMovieDB

It's a movie about a subject that captivates me. And I can see that it also captivates the world and people and has done it at all times. It is the meeting with the stranger. Why is it so difficult to relate to those who's not like ourselves? We constantly divide the world into 'us against them'. Each time we meet a new person, we define ourselves in contrast to the other. We do not look at what connects us, but what separates us. It seems like something that is pervasive - not just for Denmark, Europe and the US, but in every possible society and culture in the world at all times. It is a common human condition that we have endless difficulty in dealing with the stranger. With this movie, I want to ask a single question that sets the world on fire. It is an exploration of my own wonder why the encounter with the stranger is so explosive and can make seemingly sensible people like myself and others mad.

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Production

Cinematography:
Maria von Hausswolff

Director:
Simon Staho

Editor:
Jacob Thuesen

Producer:
Per Damgaard Hansen

Writer:
Simon Staho
Christian Lollike

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