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Peter Stormare | ... | Jacob A. Riis (voice) | |
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Anne Christine Löf | ... | Elisabeth D. Riis (voice) |
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Anders Maugaard Jacobsen | ||
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Aage Gramm | ||
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John Kindsby | ||
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Sasja Kornmod Jensen |
Drama-documentary which tells the story of Jacob A. Riis who emigrated from Denmark to USA and used photography to uncover the extreme poverty of New York in the early 20th century.
Jacob A. Riis left Denmark around the turn of the century for the promised land only to find poverty. Via a chain of chance opportunities Riis ended a groundbreaking, socially aware photographer who changed a lot for the poor of America. A beautiful drama-documentary.