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Teddy Bear (2012)

Teddy Bear poster
Original title
10 timer til Paradis
Directed by
Mads Matthiesen
Genre
drama film, fiction film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
A
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 67 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A shy bodybuilder in his late 30s lives with his overbearing mother in Denmark. He travels to Thailand to find love and escape from her control.

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What happens

Teddy Bear is a 2012 Danish romantic drama film directed by Mads Matthiesen, who co-wrote it with Martin Zandvliet. It stars Kim Kold as a painfully shy bodybuilder in his late 30s who, after failing to find love in his native Denmark, travels to Thailand at the suggestion of his uncle to find love and escape from his overbearing mother. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2012, where Matthiesen won the World Cinema Directing Award (Dramatic). Four days later, SF Studios gave the film a theatrical release as 10 timer til Paradis (10 Hours to Paradise) in Denmark. It was nominated for the Robert Award for Best Danish Film and the Robert Audience Award. Matthiesen was also nominated for the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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