A World of Difference

1989 1h 36m DA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Two young boys at an orphanage somewhere in Yugoslavia decide one day on making an escape. The younger, Jens plans to look for his father in Copenhagen (Denmark), while the older one, Hassec wishes to find his brother in Hamburg (Germany). This movie is about their scary and adventurous journey across Europe. When they finally meet their relatives, not everything turns up being as they expected.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adam Kozlowski
Bogusław Linda
Hilda Jensen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leif Magnusson
Writers: Leif Magnusson
Languages: Danish, Polish, Serbo-Croatian
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, Polish, Serbo-Croatian.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Adam Kozlowski and Bogusław Linda and Hilda Jensen carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Leif Magnusson directs. Janus Billeskov Jansen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish, Polish, Serbo-Croatian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, Polish, Serbo-Croatian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Janus Billeskov Jansen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adam Kozlowski and Bogusław Linda and Hilda Jensen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0098551 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.