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A Real Man
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A Real Man

2012-07-04 · 18 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · Comedy · Family

Ten-year-old Emil lives with his dad in an apartment in Taastrup. Following the death of Emil's mother, his father struggles with the role of single parent. In an effort to deal with this lack of fatherly attention and authority, Emil has come up with a set of strange rules and secret projects.

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Directors
Kristian Foldager
Production companies
SunScreen Production, Filmkraft, Beofilm, We Have a Company
Countries
Denmark
Status
Released

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Albert Sass ThylstrupEmil
Bjarne HenriksenBjarne HenriksenPreben, Emil's dad
Oliver DueOliver DueJonas
Steen ChristensenLars
Michael BrostrupMichael BrostrupJonas's dad
Eva ThompsonShop assistant
Alberthe CarstensenGirl
Molly Marie BigumGirl

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