The Substitute (2007 film)

The Substitute
Directed by Ole Bornedal
Starring Paprika Steen
Ulrich Thomsen
Jonas Wandschneider
Release dates
  • March 13, 2007 (BUFF)
  • June 15, 2007 (Denmark)
Running time
93 minutes
Country Denmark
Language Danish

The Substitute (Danish: Vikaren) is a 2007 Danish Science Fiction Horror film directed by Ole Bornedal. The story takes place in a small village in Denmark where an alien comes to Earth to learn about human emotions, but instead is thwarted by a young boy and his friends, who find out that she is part of an intergalatic expedition to collect specimens across the universe. It's up to Carl and his friends to save their town and the world. They try to tell their parents, but all of them scoff at the idea that their children would make up lies about their teacher.

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