CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2014 1h 24m DNK

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

16-year old Marie lives on a small island with her seriously ill mother and her father, who takes care of the family. But suddenly mysterious deaths happen and Marie can feel something strange happening to her body.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Benjamin Boe Rasmussen

Ib

Mads Riisom

Felix

Stig Hoffmeyer

Esben Dalgaard Andersen

Esben Dalgaard Andersen

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Esben

Tina Gylling Mortensen

Lars Mikkelsen

Lars Mikkelsen

Thor

Jakob Oftebro

Jakob Oftebro

Daniel