
Papa – Notes on Life and Death
2023-08-28 · 19 min · ★ 10.0
The director’s diary told in still images of a dramatic period in which he becomes first a father and then almost loses the love of his life when his girlfriend – filmmaker Lea Glob – goes into a coma after giving birth.
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- Andreas Bøggild Monies
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- Denmark
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