The Contest

2013, Movie, 1h 36min

Being a stranger doesn’t necessarily mean to be coming from the farthest away. Karl and his mother are about to learn this when they move from the west coast of Denmark to the ethnically and religiously mixed area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Sawsan, a Danish-Turkish girl in Karl’s new class, takes him under her wings and tries to integrate him into the big city, with all its slang and hipness. Sawsan is far more experienced and blunt than most – especially compared to Karl, this young Danish boy from the provinces. Sawsan’s big dream comes true when one of her songs is chosen for the Danish version of the Eurovision Song Contest for kids. Sawsan’s father of course says no, but Karl has a plan.

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5.6

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Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup

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...Malika Sia Graff [er] i rollen som Sawsan et levende og energisk fund, der lyser op blandt samtidige danske børneroller...

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Critic Kristian Ditlev Jensen

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Med humor, charme og dybt eksistentielle pointer omkring, hvordan man finder sin plads og sit ståsted i livet i forhold til sin herkomst og sine dumme forældre, losser folkene bag filmen bolden i mål...

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