Barndommens gade (1986)

5.7/10 • 90 min • Drama

Overview

In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.

Cast

Sofie Gråbøl

Louise Fribo

Vigga Bro

Torben Jensen

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Lene Vasegaard

Benny Poulsen

John Hahn-Petersen

Birgit Conradi

Skolesundhedsplejerske

Margrethe Koytu

Vaskekone

Eva Madsen

Pelle Koppel

Karen Margrethe Bjerre

Lars Lunøe

Henrik Larsen

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