On Our Own (1998)
Original title: Når mor kommer hjem...
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Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
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Kasper Emanuel StægerKasper
Ann Eleonora JørgensenLindaClara Johanne SimonsenSara
Pernille Kaae HøierJulie
Birthe NeumannAnne Marie
Bjarne HenriksenLille Per
Lars KaalundFinn
Claus GervingAllan
Wencke BarfoedAllans kone
Max HansenArne
Kristian Holm JoensenBjarne
Charlotte FichKeywords
Woman directorChildrenSingle motherChildren on the runChildhoodDenmarkCopenhagen, denmarkFemale prisoner
Movie DNA
Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityWoman Director · Children · Single MotherDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference111704Actor preference337445 · 343551 · 184619
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What is On Our Own about?
Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
How long is On Our Own?
On Our Own has a runtime of 75 minutes.