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Der var så mange glæder (1999)

Der var så mange glæder poster
Directed by
Pernille Rose Grønkjær
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark

How it feels

An 84 year old woman must move to a nursing home and be separated from her disabled adult son. The film documents this difficult transition in their lives.

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What happens

Der var så mange glæder er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1999, der er instrueret af Pernille Rose Grønkjær. Dokumentarfilm om en smertelig adskillelse mellem en mor og hendes to sønner. Juliette Hessellund Jensen er med sine 84 år blevet gammel. Hun kan ikke længere klare sig selv, men må flytte på plejehjem. Men værst er det, at hun skal skilles fra sin mongolsøn Poul, som nu skal bo permanent på institution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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