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Ogginoggen (1997)

Ogginoggen poster
Directed by
Jesper W. Nielsen
Genre
short film, drama film, romance film, children's film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
43 min
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Ida and her friend watch adult romance with a mix of disgust and fascination. Ida hates her dance partner Ogginoggen, but must deal with lies, jealousy, and a reluctant crush at her grandmother's dance school.

playfulcuriousawkwardtenderslightly cringeinnocentlightheartedgently bittersweet

What happens

Ogginoggen er en børnefilm instrueret af Jesper W. Nielsen efter manuskript af Anker Li. Ida har en slyngveninde, og sammen kaster de nysgerrige og forargede øjne på voksenlivets mildt pirrende parløb. Det er lidt ulækkert det dér med drenge, og Ogginoggen, der er Idas faste dansepartner på mormors danseskole, er i hvert fald klam. Men på dansegulvet skal slaget stå, og Ida må igennem hele følelsesregistret af løgne, jalousi og modstræbende forelskelse. Et moderne eventyr om uskyldstab og gryende erkendelse. Filmen er tredje, selvstændige del af en trilogi om søskendeparret Ida og Skrubsak. De to andre film er "Buldermanden" og "Lykkefanten". "Ogginoggen" udgør i øvrigt anden del af spillefilmen "Forbudt for børn". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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