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Worlds Apart
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Worlds Apart

2008-02-22 · 116 min · ★ 6.3

Drama

17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara, herself a believer, now faces an important turning point in her life as she is forced to choose between religion and love.

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Directors
Niels Arden Oplev
Production companies
Nordisk Film Denmark
Countries
Denmark
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pilou AsbækPilou AsbækTeis
Rosalinde MynsterRosalinde MynsterSara
Sarah BobergSarah BobergKaren
Anders W. BerthelsenAnders W. BerthelsenJohn
Charlotte FichCharlotte FichJette
Jens Jørn SpottagJens Jørn SpottagAndreas
Sarah Juel WernerSarah Juel Werner
Jacob OttenstenJacob Ottensten
Thomas Knuth-WinterfeldtThomas Knuth-Winterfeldt
Hans Henrik VoetmannHans Henrik Voetmann
Catrine Beck
Hans Henrik ClemensenHans Henrik Clemensen
Curt Skov
Jytte KvinesdalJytte Kvinesdal
Helene Reingaard NeumannHelene Reingaard Neumann
Amalie LindegårdAmalie Lindegård
Lars LønnerupLars Lønnerup
Lasse Handberg
Kalla Handberg
Regitze Stampe

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