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Hej mor (1985)

Hej mor poster
Directed by
Ole Henning Hansen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
26 min

How it feels

This Danish documentary follows a 13 year old boy named Peter during a year of leukemia treatment. It shows his everyday life at home and in the hospital, including conversations with his doctor and especially his mother.

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What happens

Hej mor er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1985 instrueret af Ole Henning Hansen efter eget manuskript. En skildring af en kræftsyg drengs hverdag. Den 13-årige Peter fik konstateret leukæmi, og filmen følger ham og hans familie i det år, behandlingen varede. Optagelserne er foretaget i hjemmet og på hospitalet. Samtaler med lægen og især Peters mor viser, hvordan drengen og hans nærmeste reagerede på sygdommen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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