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Piger (1988)

Piger poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
57 min

How it feels

A 10-year-old girl named Anna spends her summer vacation and becomes friends with a slightly older girl named Rosa. When school starts, a new girl named Eva arrives and faces teasing, so Anna looks out for her. It is a mood piece about girls at an age when friendships and solidarity mean everything.

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What happens

Piger er en dansk kortfilm fra 1988 instrueret af Anne Franck efter eget manuskript. 10-årige Anna tuller lidt omkring i sin sommerferie og bliver veninde med Rosa, der er lidt ældre. Vil venindeforholdet holde, når ferien er forbi? Da skolen begynder, får Annas klasse en ny pige, Eva, som bliver udsat for drilleri og små-mobning. Anna tager sig af hende. En stemningsbeskrivelse af piger i en alder, hvor veninderne og sammenholdet betyder alt. Filmen er en redigeret udgave af en tv-serie i to dele (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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