You Are Not Alone (film)
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| Directed by | Ernst Johansen Lasse Nielsen |
| Produced by | Steen Herdel |
| Written by | Lasse Nielsen Bent Petersen |
| Starring | Anders Agensø Peter Bjerg |
| Music by | Sebastian |
| Cinematography | Henrik Herbert |
| Editing by | Hanne Hass |
| Distributed by | Horizon Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | February 23, 1978 |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
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You Are Not Alone (Danish: Du er ikke alene) (1978) is a Danish coming-of-age film written by Lasse Nielsen and Bent Petersen, directed by Lasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen and produced by Steen Herdel.
[edit] Synopsis
Set in a Danish all-boys boarding school where one of the boys, Bo (Anders Agensø) developes a special relationship with the headmaster's young son Kim (Peter Bjerg). In the beginning of the film the headmaster is trying to get funding for a new gym for the school. The boarding school is likely a Christian one, as they have school prayer and the teachers keep referring to good Christian morals. This is a film not just about Bo, Kim, and their growing relationship, it is a true coming-of-age story. The filmmakers capture perfectly budding sexuality and inter-personal relationships, including the young women who work in the cafeteria & a nasty gang of older teens. In another plot line, a troubled student is expelled for displaying pornographic posters, and some of the students decide to protest this by walking-out of classes, the boy is eventually allowed to return to school so that he may graduate. At the year-end graduation ceremony, the boys present to the entire school & their families, a short film they have made all by themselves, based on the commandment "Love thy neighbor". It also serves as the euphoric climax & ending to this film.
[edit] References
- Murray, Raymond: Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video. N.Y., TLA Publications, 1994
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