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Lost in Africa (2010)

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Original title
Kidnappet
Directed by
Vibeke Muasya
Genre
drama film, family film, children's film, thriller film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
11
Rating
3.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 12-year-old Danish boy travels with his mother to Kenya where he was born. After chasing his soccer ball into a slum, he gets lost and must avoid people who want the reward money his mother offers.

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What happens

Kidnappet er en dansk børnefilm fra 2010 med instruktion og manuskript af Vibeke Muasya. Det 12-årige adoptivbarn Simon rejser med sin danske mor til Kenya, hvor han er født. Simon har ikke den store interesse for sit fødeland og ville hellere være blevet i Danmark og spille fodbold. Allerede på rejsens første dag går det dog galt - Simon forsvinder, da han i jagten på sin elskede fodbold havner midt i Kibera - Østafrikas største slumby. Der er dog ingen fare på færde, før Simons mor beslutter at gå til medierne og udlove en dusør til den, der finder ham. Pludselig er Simon et jaget trofæ i et af verdens fattigste lande, men Simon opdager, at hans nye venner er klar til at hjælpe, hvor og når han mindst venter det. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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