You Are Not Alone (1978)

Two precocious boys explore their sexuality at boarding school.

Directors:

Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen

Writers:

Lasse Nielsen, Bent Petersen

Stars:

Anders Agensø, Peter Bjerg, Ove Sprogøe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anders Agensø	...	Bo
Peter Bjerg	...	Kim
Ove Sprogøe	...	Kims far - Forstander
Elin Reimer	...	Kims mor
Jan Jørgensen	...	Lærer Jens Carstensen
Jørn Faurschou	...	Lærervikar Andersen
Merete Axelberg	...	Lærer Mortensen
John Hahn-Petersen	...	Lærer Justesen
Hugo Herrestrup	...	Conradsen
Beatrice Palner	...	Fru Jensen
Aske Jacoby	...	Aske
Ole Meyer	...	Ole
Janek Lesniak
Peter Vittrup
Martin Højmark

Storyline

A student strike at a Danish boys school is the backdrop of YOU ARE NOT ALONE. The leisurely paced tale explores the relationship between 14 year-old Bo and Kim,11, the younger son of the stern boarding school headmaster. Mounting school tensions over the expulsion of a troubled student threaten to sabotage the tranquility of the school.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | boarding school | teenage boy | male frontal nudity | queer cinema | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the directors requested that Peter Bjerg get a little haircut for the role of Kim. Even though he loved his hairstyle, he needed to see more of his face for the camera.

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Connections

Follows Leave Us Alone (1975)

User Reviews

An Excellent And Touching Film

I would like to say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, although the subtitling on my copy lagged a little nearer the end.

It was a charming view of life at a Danish boarding school where two boys meet for the first time, and their friendship slowly evolves into something more. I wish that more films were like this and, having just finished watching it, I want nothing more than to start it again and watch it over, however I have to go out in 5 minutes, so I shall have to wait for tomorrow.

My only criticism is that the plot seemed to wander and be a little disordered at times. It had some, though fun, unnecessary sub-plots that could, to be honest, have been cut in order to have some more development of the two main characters, who were so well acted by the two boys.

I live every day with all the negativity that surrounds being openly homosexual in High School (I'm 14 and gay) and I can only say that I wish my own peers could be as accepting of me, and others like me as the other boys in this film, however, in our British (and even more in the US) society today, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding homosexuality and I feel that even today, thirty years after this film was originally released, most of the people I know would not be ready to see it, and that is a terrible shame as it is a fantastic film.

This is a great movie, and you will either walk away with a warm fuzzy feeling or you will simply start the move over and watch it again if, unlike me, you have the time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official distributor's page for the film. [Germany] (German) Official distributor's page for the film. [United States]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

23 February 1978 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

You Are Not Alone

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Steen Herdel Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1