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Farlig Ungdom (1953)

Farlig Ungdom poster
Original title
Farlig ungdom
Directed by
Lau Laritzen Jr.
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
A
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A naive young man gets pulled into petty crime by a bad crowd. He struggles to find a way out as the criminal world closes in on him.

melancholictensebleakslow-burndarknoirishgrittysuspenseful

What happens

Johnny Farlig (English; Dangerous Youth) is a 1953 Danish crime drama directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and starring Ib Mossin and Birgitte Bruun. The film tells the dark story about a naive youth being drawn into a life of petty crime and unable to break away. The film received the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film in 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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