Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.
Directed by Bille August
based on novel or book
coming of age
teenage boy
1960s
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.6 / 5
Cast
Adam Tønsberg
Bjørn
Morten Hoff
Mulle
Peter Reichhardt
Steen
Lone Lindorff
Bjørn's mother
Arne Hansen
Bjørn's father
Thomas Nielsen
Henning
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Steen's mother
Jens Okking
Mulle's father
Elga Olga Svendsen
Bjørn's grandmother
Ulrikke Bondo
Kirsten
Jonas Elmer
Folke
Crew
Bille August
Director
Bjarne Reuter
Writer
Bjarne Reuter
Screenplay
Bille August
Screenplay
Bo Holten
Original Music Composer
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Jan Weincke
Director of Photography
Bo Holten
Music
Jan Weincke
Camera Operator
Stine Monty Freddie
Script Supervisor
Bjarne Reuter
Novel
Ib Tardini
Production Manager
Popular Reviews
14 reviews
Emil Meisner
8.0★ · 08/08/25
Shit den var hård…En historie om klasse og kærlighed og om hvordan dine handlinger indhenter dig
Billie August er lowkey en ged
Shit den var hård…En historie om klasse og kærlighed og om hvordan dine handlinger indhenter dig