Barndommens gade (1986)
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Sofie Gråbøl, Carl Quist Møller, Vigga Bro, Torben Jensen, Louise Fribo
In 1930s Copenhagen, a teenage girl in a struggling working-class family secretly nurtures ambitions of becoming a writer.
The story
Fourteen-year-old Ester lives with her parents and older brother, Carl, in a cramped, poorly equipped apartment in Vesterbro, a working-class neighborhood of Copenhagen. The family struggles financially because her father is unemployed, and their home lacks both hot water and heating. Through Ester’s experiences, the film presents life in the neighborhood during the 1930s. Amid these hardships, Ester dreams of becoming a writer and secretly tries her hand at poetry.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film tells the story of Ester, a 14-year-old girl who lives with her parents and her older brother, Carl, in a poor little apartment with no comforts (neither hot water nor heating) in the working-class neighborhood of Vesterbro, Copenhagen. The family is experiencing financial problems, as the father is unemployed. Through Ester’s experiences, we discover life in this neighborhood in the 1930s. Ester dreams of becoming a writer and secretly tries her hand at poetry...
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