Overview
A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time runs out, he falls in love and his past catches up with him. The film deals with themes of race, class, and the struggle for a better life.
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Music
Music by Martin Juel Dirkov
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sophia Olsson
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ingeborg TopsøeWriter
- Milad AlamiWriter
- Original title
- Charmøren
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 2018
- Original language
- Danish
- Countries
- Denmark, Sweden
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Cast
Ardalan EsmailiEsmail
Soho RezanejadSarah
Lars BrygmannLars
Susan TaslimiLeila
Stine Fischer ChristensenJohanne
Amalie LindegårdLiv
Jesper LohmannRich man
Austa Lea JespersenIda
Morten Hee AndersenGuy
Dan Boie KratfeldtJohnny- Laura AllenCamilla
- Thomas PerssonYoung Father
Kitt Maiken MortensenSimone
Mette K. MadsenAnna
Hassan El SayedAmir
Martin GeertzVærten- El Idrissi Sidi NoureddineArabian Man
- Afshin BerahmandJamshid
- Faezeh SheykholeslamiGreengrocer
Elmira Arikan
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