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| Paprika Steen | ... | Ulla Harms | |
| Ulrich Thomsen | ... | Jesper Osböll | |
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Jonas Wandschneider | ... | Carl |
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Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok | ... | Phillip |
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Emma Juel Justesen | ... | Rikke |
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Mollie Maria Gilmartin | ... | Lotte |
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Josephine Gents | ... | Camilla (as Josephine Wormslew Gents) |
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Emma Claudia Søndergaard | ... | Laura |
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Jakob Fals Nygaard | ... | Albert |
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Andreas Gram Nielsen | ... | Tobias |
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Mathias Peter Kjær | ... | Malthe |
| Sonja Richter | ... | Maria | |
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Peter Hesse Overgaard | ... | Skoleinspektør Maele |
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Henrik Prip | ... | Psykolog Claus |
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Olivia Stenderup Garre | ... | Sofie |
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6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien? Written by Ole Bornedal
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substitute teacher | alien | teenager | junior high school | little sister |Parents Guide:
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Tekst Steen Birger Jørgensen (as Steen Jørgensen)
Musik Lars Top Galia (as Lars Top-Galia)
Produceret af Sort Sol, Marco Manieri & Magnus Groth
Arrangeret af Sort Sol
Indspillet i "Bunkeren"
Mixet af Michael Ilbert i Medley Studio
Fra Sort Sol Albummet "Snakecharmer"
Mercury Records 013484-2
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The earth globe seen from space in the beginning and the end of the film is falsely mirrored. See more »Soundtracks
Next CenturyTekst Steen Birger Jørgensen (as Steen Jørgensen)
Musik Lars Top Galia (as Lars Top-Galia)
Produceret af Sort Sol, Marco Manieri & Magnus Groth
Arrangeret af Sort Sol
Indspillet i "Bunkeren"
Mixet af Michael Ilbert i Medley Studio
Fra Sort Sol Albummet "Snakecharmer"
Mercury Records 013484-2
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15 June 2007 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
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There are no scary scenes in this film and only one pseudo-startling "large marge" reveal. The R rating is only because the kids swear a lot. That's it. Seriously. This film is about as scary as the average Goosebumps episode - only its three times as long and its predominately shot with a blue filter.
I think its obvious that in Denmark (where the film originated) one can not show the amount of violence that films can show in the USA. So the filmmakers attempt to create intensity by implying dread... which it completely fails at. We learn in the first minute where the creature's origin is, so there's never any real intensity. The creature's goals and abilities are poorly defined so we have no idea why scenes are unfolding in the way they are and not according to how they unfolded in previous scenes. Its just a mess.
Its like salsa that's too mild to be considered anything but a letdown.