Someone Like Hodder (2003)
"En som Hodder" (original title)

Director:

Henrik Ruben Genz

Writers:

Bo Hr. Hansen, Bjarne Reuter (novel)

Stars:

Frederik Christian Johansen, Lars Brygmann, Birthe Neumann

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frederik Christian Johansen	...	Hodder
Lars Brygmann	...	Hodder's Father
Birthe Neumann	...	Asta K. Andersen
Anders Lunden Kjeldsen	...	Filip
Maurice Blinkenberg-Thrane	...	Alex (as Maurice Blinkenberg)
Cecilie Egemose Østerby	...	Kamma
Trine Appel	...	Lola
Anette Støvelbæk	...	Fairy
Mette Agnete Horn	...	Bagerdamen (as Mette Horn)
Joy-Maria Frederiksen	...	Filip's Mother
Ole Boisen	...	Filip's Father
Olaf Nielsen	...	Inspektøren
Al Agami	...	William Ludo
Pede Lambert	...	Big Mac Johnson
John Kalmar	...	Melwin Olsen

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

scapegoat | headmaster | letter | grave | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

31 January 2003 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Alguém Como Hodder

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film, TV2 Danmark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mgp 2003 - de unges melodi grand prix (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Einer wie Hodder"
Music by Maike Ullmann
German Lyrics by Gitte Hænning
Sung by Gitte Hænning
(German version only)

User Reviews

Oh, what a lonely boy....

One of the great real tragedies of the human condition is the regrettable fact that what children are used to, they regard as "normal".

This context is not just relevant in cases of physical or sexual abuse. In this fine family film "En Som Hodder", we share the sorrows of Hodder Emanuel Jacobsen: he barely remembers his late mother, and when she comes to him in his dreams, he doesn't even know her and thinks she is a fairy. All his classmates treat him with detached contempt, eventually trying to lure him into suicide. His father works night, and the man can scarcely relate to his son at all, try though he might.

I said that we share Hodder's sorrows, but that's not quite true: Hodder doesn't quite realize that he misses his mother terribly and that he is desperately, desperately lonely---though we can see this all too clearly.

Fortunately for him, his irrepressibly charming innocence enables some people with problems to see that Hodder can be a true friend, in a land and time where true friends are rare and valuable.