Worlds Apart (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Niels Arden Oplev |
| Produced by | Thomas Heinesen |
| Written by |
Niels Arden Oplev Steen Bille |
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| Music by | Jakob Groth |
| Cinematography | Lars Vestergaard |
| Edited by | Anne Østerud |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
| Box office | $4,361,860[1] |
Worlds Apart (Original title: To verdener) is a 2008 Danish drama directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Oplev and Steen Bille. The film stars Rosalinde Mynster and Pilou Asbæk. Based upon a true story, the film is about a 17-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl who struggles to reconcile her faith and her secret romance with a non-believer boy. Worlds Apart played at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival and was submitted by Denmark for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Plot
Sara is a teenager who lives with her family, who are Jehovah's Witnesses. The family's devout image is questioned when the parents divorce as a consequence of the father's infidelity. One night at a party Sara meets Teis, an older boy who takes an interest in her. Teis is not a Witness, and their relationship is rejected by her father, but Sara falls in love and begins to doubt her faith. Facing ostracism from her faith and family, Sara must make the toughest choice of her young life.[2]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Rosalinde Mynster | Sara |
| Pilou Asbæk | Teis |
| Jens Jørn Spottag | Andreas Dahl |
| Sarah Boberg | Karen |
| Anders W. Berthelsen | John |
| Sarah Juel Werner | Elisabeth |
| Jacob Ottensten | August |
| Thomas Knuth-Winterfeldt | Jonas |
| Charlotte Fich | Jette |
| Hans Henrik Voetmann | Vagn |
| Catrine Beck | Thea |
| Hans Henrik Clemensen | Erik |
References
External links
- Worlds Apart at AllMovie
- Worlds Apart on IMDb
- To verdener at Den Danske Film Database
- To verdener at Det Danske Filminstitut