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The Art of Crying

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'The Art of Crying' is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schnau Fog. It stars and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by .

The film received both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.

Cast



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* Jesper Asholt as Father

* as Mother

* Julie Kolbech as Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck)

* as Asger

* as Grandmother

* as Aunt Didde

* Lene Tiemroth as Psychiatrist

* Bjarne Henriksen as Budde

* Sune Thomsen as Per

* as Dr. Madsen

* as Mrs. Budde

See also



* List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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