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Zappa

1983-03-04 · 103 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

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Production details

Directors
Bille August
Production companies
Per Holst Filmproduktion
Countries
Denmark
Status
Released

Top Cast

Adam TønsbergAdam TønsbergBjørn
Morten HoffMorten HoffMulle
Peter ReichhardtPeter ReichhardtSteen
Lone LindorffLone LindorffBjørn's mother
Arne HansenArne HansenBjørn's father
Thomas NielsenThomas NielsenHenning
Solbjørg HøjfeldtSolbjørg HøjfeldtSteen's mother
Bent Raahauge JørgensenSteen's father
Inga Bjerre BlochMulle's mother
Jens OkkingJens OkkingMulle's father
Elga Olga SvendsenElga Olga SvendsenBjørn's grandmother
Willy JacobsenBjørn's Grandfather
Ulrikke BondoUlrikke BondoKirsten
Søren FrølundTeacher 'Kaalormen'
Mette KnudsenPige i købmandsforretning
Michael SchomackerAsger
Jonas ElmerJonas ElmerFolke
Erik FrisbergKøbmand
Helen Svanholt
Ingelise Ullner

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