Listen (2014)
Overview
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | da |
| Popularity | 0.375 |
Directed By
Rungano Nyoni
Hamy Ramezan
Crew
Rungano Nyoni
Hamy Ramezan
Hamy Ramezan
Rungano Nyoni
Valeria Richter
Helene Granqvist
Thomas Jæger
Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
RIKKE SELIN- LORENTZEN
Lars Vestergaard
TOP CAST
Nanna Bøttcher
Police woman
Amira Helene Larsen
Translator
Zeinab Rahal
Mother
Alexandre Willaume
Policeman
Peter Fog Jensen
Policeman in office
Maria Yang-Busch
Woman in corridor
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