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Zappa

  • 19831983
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.8K
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Zappa (1983)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
In the early '60s, 3 Danish classmates join a "den"/tree house. Steen likes his pet fish Zappa because it eats the weaker fish. Bjørn attracts girls and Mulle is a talkative, strong boy. Ste... Read allIn the early '60s, 3 Danish classmates join a "den"/tree house. Steen likes his pet fish Zappa because it eats the weaker fish. Bjørn attracts girls and Mulle is a talkative, strong boy. Steen gets them into burglary and later escalates.In the early '60s, 3 Danish classmates join a "den"/tree house. Steen likes his pet fish Zappa because it eats the weaker fish. Bjørn attracts girls and Mulle is a talkative, strong boy. Steen gets them into burglary and later escalates.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bille August
  • Writers
    • Bjarne Reuter(book)
    • Bille August
  • Stars
    • Adam Tønsberg
    • Peter Reichhardt
    • Morten Hoff
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bille August
  • Writers
    • Bjarne Reuter(book)
    • Bille August
  • Stars
    • Adam Tønsberg
    • Peter Reichhardt
    • Morten Hoff
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Morten Hoff, Peter Reichhardt, and Adam Tønsberg in Zappa (1983)
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    Adam Tønsberg
    Adam Tønsberg
    • Bjørnas Bjørn
    Peter Reichhardt
    • Steenas Steen
    Morten Hoff
    • Mulleas Mulle
    Lone Lindorff
    • Bjørn's motheras Bjørn's mother
    Jens Okking
    Jens Okking
    • Mulle's fatheras Mulle's father
    Arne Hansen
    • Bjørn's fatheras Bjørn's father
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    • Steen's motheras Steen's mother
    Ulrikke Bondo
    • Kirstenas Kirsten
    • (as Rikke Bondo)
    Søren Frølund
    • Teacher 'Kaalormen'as Teacher 'Kaalormen'
    Thomas Nielsen
    • Henningas Henning
    Mette Knudsen
    • Pige i købmandsforretningas Pige i købmandsforretning
    Willy Jacobsen
    • Bjørn's Grandfatheras Bjørn's Grandfather
    Bent Raahauge Jørgensen
    • Steen's fatheras Steen's father
    • (as Bent Raahauge)
    Helen Svanholm
      Elga Olga Svendsen
      • Bjørn's grandmotheras Bjørn's grandmother
      • (as Elga Olga)
      Inga Bjerre Bloch
      • Mulle's motheras Mulle's mother
      Jonas Elmer
      Jonas Elmer
      • Folkeas Folke
      Michael Shomacker
      • Asgeras Asger
      • Director
        • Bille August
      • Writers
        • Bjarne Reuter(book)
        • Bille August
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      Storyline

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      • Quotes

        Waiter on ferry: You haven't even got hair on your dick.

        Steen: No, but I have hair in my ass.

      • Connections
        Featured in Dansk films bedste: Gyldne citater og Midtvejskrise (2022)

      User reviews6

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      Top review
      10/10
      A really great film!
      A great film about adolescence. I wish more people could see this film, because it is a true masterpiece. It isn't just a pleasant movie about growing up. It contains some truly powerful and painful scenes. Not with blood and violence, but with small and subtle means Bille August portrays the clash between good and evil when boys grow up to be men. The sequel, Tro, håb og kærlighed or Twist and shout is also a good movie, but it is somewhat superfluous because Zappa contains everything that a film about young people should contain. Quite a lot of danish films are very good when it comes to portraying the good and bad of growing up. Most of Bille Augusts early films are good, but other directors have made great films like Tree of Knowledge (1981), Dance of the Polar Bears (1990), Den Store badedag (1991) or for the younger kids Guldregn (1988). In my opinion though, Zappa is by far the strongest movie of them all.
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      • ebsbel
      • Dec 9, 2005

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      • Release date
        • March 4, 1983 (Denmark)
      • Country of origin
        • Denmark
      • Language
        • Danish
      • Also known as
        • Заппа
      • Filming locations
        • Brønshøj Kirke, Brønshøj Kirkevej 8, Brønshøj, Sjælland, Denmark
      • Production companies
        • Per Holst Filmproduktion
        • Det Danske Filminstitut
        • Danmarks Radio (DR)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 43 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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