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The Quiet Migration

The Quiet Migration

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The Quiet Migration

2023

1h 42m

4.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Carl is expected someday to take over his parents’ agribusiness in a rural backwater in Denmark. But, as an adopted child, he also longs to learn more about his South Korean heritage. A film about otherness and finding your own place in life.

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Manna Film

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Cornelius Won Riedel-Clausen

Carl

Bjarne Henriksen

Bjarne Henriksen

Hans

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Karen

Clara Thi Thanh Heilmann Jensen

Marie

Dawid Ściupidro

Dawid Ściupidro

Andrzej

Anders Adelfred

Statist 1

Oscar Nørgaard

Statist

Josefine Kornmaaler

Statist

Clara Juul Jansen

Statist

Creative team

Directed by: Malene Choi Jensen
Written by: Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
Malene Choi Jensen
Produced by: Maria Møller Kjeldgaard

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