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
Hamy Ramezan
Rungano Nyoni
Crew
Hamy Ramezan
Rungano Nyoni
Hamy Ramezan
Rungano Nyoni
Valeria Richter
Helene Granqvist
Lars Vestergaard
RIKKE SELIN- LORENTZEN
Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
Thomas Jæger
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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