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Truly Human (2001)

Truly Human poster
Original title
Et rigtigt menneske
Directed by
Åke Sandgren
Genre
drama film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
11
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to understand what it means to be human through a series of unusual experiments and interactions. The film follows his strange and personal journey of self discovery.

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What happens

Truly Human (Danish: Et rigtigt menneske), certified as Dogme #18, is a 2001 Danish drama film written and directed by Åke Sandgren, and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Peter Mygind, and Susan Olsen. Produced by Lars von Trier's and Peter Aalbæk Jensen's company Zentropa, the film was created following the Dogme 95 rules, and is experimental in style and narrative. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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