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Betrayal (1981)

Betrayal poster
Original title
Løperjenten
Directed by
Vibeke Løkkeberg
Genre
drama film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1948 Bergen, a seven year old girl named Kamilla navigates a broken home where her parents focus on themselves and money. She finds comfort and connection with her friend Svein.

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What happens

Betrayal (Norwegian: Løperjenten) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film directed by Vibeke Løkkeberg, starring Løkkeberg and Helge Jordal. Betrayal is set in Bergen in the year 1948. The film's protagonist is the seven-year-old Kamilla (Knapskog), who grows up in a society under reconstruction, and in a family in disintegration. Her parents are mostly concerned about money and about themselves, but in her friend Svein (Johansen) Kamilla finds the love and solidarity that she is missing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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