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Thomas - A Child Out of Reach (1980)

Thomas - A Child Out of Reach poster
Original title
Thomas - et barn du ikke kan nå
Directed by
Mads Egmont Christensen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
7
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Danish actress spends a summer week with her fourteen year old disabled son in Skagen. The film shows their daily life together, focusing on the son's perspective and their close relationship.

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What happens

Tomas - et barn du ikke kan nå er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1980, som er skrevet og instrueret af Lone Hertz. Filmen følger skuespiller Lone Hertz og hendes fjortenårige handicappede søn Tomas Strøbye under en sommerferieuge i Skagen. Hertz tog selv initiativet til at lave filmen, der fik ordinær biografforevisning og blev set af mange. Hun ville skildre livet for mor og søn på Tomas' betingelser og tale for nødvendigheden af at gennemføre en integration af handicapverdenen og normalverdenen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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