Underplayed Gems

Maja (2018)

Maja poster
Directed by
Marijana Janković
Genre
drama film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A six-year-old Serbian girl named Maja starts at a Danish daycare where she cannot understand anyone. She keeps to herself and has a secret goal that often leads to misunderstandings with the staff and other kids. After a long day, her parents pick her up and her real day begins.

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What happens

Maja er en dansk kortfilm fra 2018 instrueret af Marijana Jankovic. Maja, en serbisk pige på seks år, bliver en tidlig morgen afleveret i børnehaven af sine forældre. De er lige flyttet til Danmark, så hverken Maja eller hendes forældre kan forstå eller tale dansk. I børnehaven holder hun sig for sig selv. Hun har sin egen hemmelige dagsorden, som også er grunden til at hun ofte ender i situationer med de andre børn og voksne, hvor hun bliver misforstået. Pædagogen Erling prøver at komme hende i møde. Efter en lang og ensom dag i børnehaven, bliver Maja endelig hentet af sine forældre. Og lige som man skulle tro at hendes dag er ved at være slut, skal den først lige til at begynde. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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