A short fiction film for and about young people. Two girls - Signe and Liv - share an apartment. Signe is the »innocent« one who admires the life which Liv lives. She goes to bars and cafes, she takes drugs and has chance boy-friends, hoping for the »grand passion«. Signe, on the other hand, falls in love with a quite ordinary young fellow, but dares not tell it to her friend. A portrait of young people looking for love and a meaning of life - and a film about depression, with a harsh ending.
| Original title | Jorden er giftig |
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| Danish title | Jorden er giftig |
| Keywords | Girlfriends, Friendship, Young people, Suicide |
| Director | Niels Gråbøl |
| Screenplay | Niels Gråbøl |
| Producer | Nikolaj Thide |
| Director of Photography | Jacob Banke Olesen |
| Editor | Morten Giese |
| Sound | Sidsel Aas Mortensen |
| Composer | Troels Bech Jessen |
| Production designer | Tina Bækgaard |
| Appearance | Sofie Gråbøl, Stine Bierlich, Pelle Koppel, Martin Brygmann |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Filmkompagniet Illusionen |
| Technical info | 16 mm, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 11.11.1988 |
| Cinemas | Vester Vov Vov, Grand, Café Biografen (Odense), Øst for Paradis (Århus) |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 11 |
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| Production company | Filmkompagniet Illusionen |
| Domestic distribution | Filmkompagniet Illusionen |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Niels Gråbøl |
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Script |
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| Script | Niels Gråbøl |
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Production |
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| Producer | Nikolaj Thide |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jacob Banke Olesen |
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| Electrical dept. | Per Daumiller |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Morten Giese |
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Music |
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| Music | Troels Bech Jessen |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Tina Bækgaard |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Sidsel Aas Mortensen |
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Appearance |
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| Signe | Sofie Gråbøl |
| Liv | Stine Bierlich |
| Daniel | Pelle Koppel |
| Appearance | Martin Brygmann |
| Appearance | Carsten Fromberg |
| Appearance | Giovanni Gambino |
| Appearance | Torben Hellborn |
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