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Princess (2006)

Princess poster
Directed by
Anders Morgenthaler
Genre
drama film, animated film, action film, thriller film
Country
Germany, Denmark
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A missionary adopts his dead sister's five year old daughter and sets out to destroy all pornographic material that features the sister. The two go on a violent mission for vengeance.

bleakbrutalangryvisceralunflinchingdarkgrief-strickenrelentless

What happens

Princess is a 2006 adult animated drama film directed by Anders Morgenthaler and co-written by Morgenthaler and Mette Heeno. The film tells the harsh story of a missionary named August (Thure Lindhardt) whose sister, a former porn star nicknamed "The Princess," has died of drug abuse and left behind her 5-year-old daughter. August adopts the child and they embark on a violent mission of vengeance to destroy all existing pornographic material featuring Princess. Princess, rated for mature audiences, won awards at three European film festivals and was nominated for the 2007 Robert Award for Best Danish Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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