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A Place Nearby (2000)

Original title: Her i nærheden

2000-01-21 · 1h 40m · DA
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A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son.

The city is gasping for air in the scorching summer heat; everyone is under suspicion; a persistent detective superintendent is burrowing for the truth. A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son, who is suspected of murdering a local girl. The mother knows her son could have committed the murder, but she conceals her knowledge, and gradually becomes entangled in a thicket of lies. How far is she prepared to go to protect her son who is helpless in so many ways? Does she have it within her to give up the only person she loves?

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Kaspar RostrupDirector, Writer

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Ghita NørbyGhita NørbyFru NielsenThure LindhardtThure LindhardtBrianFrits HelmuthFrits HelmuthJespersenHenning MoritzenHenning MoritzenBaronenBodil LindorffBodil LindorffPosekonenMagnus Stahl JacobsenMagnus Stahl JacobsenLille BrianHannah BjarnhofHannah BjarnhofSarons RoseSarah BobergSarah BobergUng kvindeThomas Bo LarsenThomas Bo LarsenUng mandPia ViethPia ViethPædagogenNiels Anders ThornNiels Anders ThornJacinskijNiels WeydeNiels Weyde1. Læge

Keywords

Autism

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityAutismDialogue densityDramaDirector preference412605Actor preference331314 · 222814 · 98915Country preferenceDk

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What is A Place Nearby about?

The city is gasping for air in the scorching summer heat; everyone is under suspicion; a persistent detective superintendent is burrowing for the truth. A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son, who is suspected of murdering a local girl. The mother knows her son could have committed the murder, but she conceals her knowledge, and gradually becomes entangled in a thicket of lies. How far is she prepared to go to protect her son who is helpless in so many ways? Does she have it within her to give up the only person she loves?

How long is A Place Nearby?

A Place Nearby has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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