Overview

As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.

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Awards
Won the Nordic Council Film Prize (2023)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film (2024)
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Music
Music by Rasmus Bille Bahncke
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Linda Wassberg
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Details

Director: Frederikke Aspöck
Writer: Anna Neye PoulsenWriter
Original title: Viften
Status: Released
Release date: April 20, 2023
Original language: Danish
Countries: Denmark, Spain, Sweden

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