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2024·Drama·7 episodes
7.8
In a not-too-distant future, Denmark faces total evacuation due to rising water levels. As the nation prepares to leave their homes, high school student Laura must choose between her divorced parents and the boy she's fallen in love with.
Created by Thomas Vinterberg and Bo Hr. Hansen
climate change
miniseries

Seasons

Limited Series
Limited Series
7 episodes · 2024

Cast

Amaryllis August
Amaryllis August
Laura
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt
Elias
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jacob
Paprika Steen
Paprika Steen
Fanny
Helene Reingaard Neumann
Helene Reingaard Neumann
Amalie
Esben Smed
Esben Smed
Nikolaj
Magnus Millang
Magnus Millang
Henrik

Crew

Bo Hr. Hansen
Bo Hr. Hansen
Creator
Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg
Director
Anne Østerud
Anne Østerud
Editor
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
My Thordal
My Thordal
Editor
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Director of Photography
Kasper Dissing
Kasper Dissing
Producer
Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Producer
Mette Nelund
Mette Nelund
Executive Producer
Jennifer Green
Jennifer Green
Executive Producer
Flavia Biurrun
Flavia Biurrun
Co-Producer
Mark Denessen
Mark Denessen
Co-Producer

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6 reviews
Tom P.
Tom P.
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After watching first three episodes, I felt like I was getting into one of the most thrilling miniseries in recent years. A dystopian vision of a not-so-unrealistic future where millions of people lose their homes, families fall apart, friendships end and an entire nation must cope with its sudden uprooting. Vinterberg's realistic style also evokes the distress of overcrowded ferries, the cold-bloodedness of the bureaucratic apparatus, and the horror of social anomy in a society where all official mechanisms cease to exist. However, all these motifs fade away in favor of a poorly written family melodrama in which the characters behave irrationally and whose stupid decisions drag the dull plot. The romantic storyline of two young lovers traveling through Eastern Europe is boring and desperately one-note, as is the "struggle" of a privileged architect's family in France. We also never find out how marginalized and otherwise disadvantaged groups of people are dealing with the situation.
After watching first three episodes, I felt like I was getting into one of the most thrilling miniseries in recent years. A dystopian vision of a not-so-unrealistic future where millions of people lose their homes, families fall apart, friendships end and an entire nation must cope with its sudden uprooting. Vinterberg's realistic style also evokes the distress of overcrowded ferries, the cold-bloodedness of the bureaucratic apparatus, and the horror of social anomy in a society where all official mechanisms cease to exist. However, all these motifs fade away in favor of a poorly written family melodrama in which the characters behave irrationally and whose stupid decisions drag the dull plot. The romantic storyline of two young lovers traveling through Eastern Europe is boring and desperately one-note, as is the "struggle" of a privileged architect's family in France. We also never find out how marginalized and otherwise disadvantaged groups of people are dealing with the situation.
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Laura Jeppesen
Laura Jeppesen
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stoppede halvvejs. laura stressede mig seriøst så meget, altså hun burde jo bare gøre hvad der er bedst for hendes fremtid. tag til paris, studere, og så prøve at se hendes mor igen. svære er det ik.
stoppede halvvejs. laura stressede mig seriøst så meget, altså hun burde jo bare gøre hvad der er bedst for hendes fremtid. tag til paris, studere, og så prøve at se hendes mor igen. svære er det ik.
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