Ditte, Child of Man (1946)
- Original title
- Ditte Menneskebarn
- Directed by
- Jon Iversen
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A poor young girl endures a hard life as she is mistreated by those around her. Her tragedy is caused by the cruel social conditions of the time.
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What happens
Ditte, Child of Man (Danish: Ditte Menneskebarn) is a 1946 socio-realistic Danish drama directed by Bjarne Henning-Jensen based on the novel by Martin Andersen Nexø. The film stars Tove Maës in the tragic story of an impoverished young girl who becomes the victim of harsh social conditions. The film has been noted as the first example of the more realistic and serious Danish film in the post-World War II era. Ditte, Child of Man is one of the ten films listed in Denmark's cultural canon by the Danish Ministry of Culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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