Ses (2008)

When 14 year old Nete's twin brother Noah is killed in an accident her world collapses. Months later her parents decide to move to Copenhagen to start anew. Nete, still deeply troubled by ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesper Waldvogel Rasmussen

Writer:

Jesper Waldvogel Rasmussen (original screenplay)

Stars:

Coco Hjardemaal, Mikkel Juul Jensen, Julie Carlsen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Coco Hjardemaal	...	Nete
Mikkel Juul Jensen	...	Noah
Julie Carlsen	...	Mom
Henrik Birch	...	Dad
Helene Egelund	...	Jytte
Marianne Høgsbro	...	Principal
Caroline Lohse	...	Sandra
Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt	...	Camilla (as Marta Holm Peschcke-Køedt)
Alexander Olsen	...	Thomas
Tommy Petersen	...	Drunk Dude #1
Mathias Oehlenschlæger	...	Drunk Dude #2
Celina Ree	...	Singer at concert
Anders Bo Jespersen	...	Band Member
Anders Kirkegaard	...	Band Member
Anders Borre Mathiesen	...	Band Member

Storyline

When 14 year old Nete's twin brother Noah is killed in an accident her world collapses. Months later her parents decide to move to Copenhagen to start anew. Nete, still deeply troubled by her brother's death, begins in a new school - but the day she starts, a new boy, Jonas, also arrives. To everyone else he is just the new boy - but Nete is in deep shock at what she sees.

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Plot Keywords:

twins | school | grief | teenager | children | 

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Taglines:

When her brother dies, her world falls apart. Then one day a boy enters her life - a very special-looking boy ...

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Genres:

Short | Drama | Family | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

25 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

See You

Filming Locations:

Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colbyco Oil & Entertainment, Nepenthe Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

33 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Simple, almost trite, but captivating.

There's no great surprise in this story. There's no transcendent acting nor stunning novelty; but it involves you directly in one of the greater tragedies of childhood.

In reacting to the death of her twin brother, the lead character doesn't resort to histrionics but competently, understatedly gives us a glimpse of the ache in her gut, the tension in her mind, the fragility of every moment in the days and months passing. Whatever the actress' age, in playing 14 with such understatement she's quite authentic. The rest of the cast is competent enough for the purposes of a half-hour film.

That her brother returns to her briefly somehow doesn't force the story into becoming a fantasy; it remains concrete, mundane, and thereby, perhaps, the more touching.

With very direct, matter-of-fact dialogue, the subtitles ought not to pose a challenge to any.