Kald mig bare Aksel (2002)
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Cast
Adam Gilbert Jespersen, Nour Abou El-Foul, Nadia Bøggild, Sarah Boberg, Jesper Lohmann
During autumn break, an 11-year-old Danish boy seeks a new sense of belonging by trying to figure out how to become a Muslim.
The story
Aksel is an 11-year-old Danish boy living with his mother and older sister. His father drinks and repeatedly forgets plans with him, leaving Aksel looking elsewhere for role models. He starts admiring the neighborhood’s cool immigrant boys, drawn to their gold chains and fancy cars, and decides he wants to become a Muslim. During autumn break, he spends time with Fatima and Annika, two girls his own age. Together, they prepare for a Eurovision-style song contest at the youth club while Aksel tries to work out what becoming a Muslim would actually involve.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Aksel wants to be a Muslim. He is an 11-year-old, thoroughly Danish boy who lives alone with his mother and older sister. His father drinks and forgets his plans with him, and the boy has instead begun to look up to the cool immigrant boys in the neighborhood, with their gold chains and fancy cars. Together with girls his own age, Fatima and Annika, Aksel spends his autumn break preparing for a Eurovision-style song contest at the youth club and figuring out how he can actually become a Muslim.
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