No subtitles and I don't know Danish so...Sad tale told from child's point of view that mixes fantasy with a too-harsh reality. Amalie Dollarup, 9, does a professional job of presenting the child "Klara" who hates Daddy because of a new girlfriend, has to be "mother" for a little brother, has to wet-nurse Mommie and hide her bottles and lock her up to keep her alive. And then stand in as an all-night janitor when Mom is too drunk. Too much for a little kid to bear and her infrequent romps with friend "Ida," played by Stephania Polativo, only emphasize the grimness of her existence. So she jumps into the river.
Mom saves her, just barely, but gets on the wagon as a result. Now "Klara" has time to feel some hormones at work and do the coming-of-age thing. Again though, from a fantasy-filled kid's point of view. A formal dance competition is the setting for a typical cat-fight with "Ida" and "Klara's" triumph. Nuanced directing by Jesper W. Nielsen, written by Anker Li, "Mom" played by Lise-Lotte Norup. Great Gothic photography!
Mom saves her, just barely, but gets on the wagon as a result. Now "Klara" has time to feel some hormones at work and do the coming-of-age thing. Again though, from a fantasy-filled kid's point of view. A formal dance competition is the setting for a typical cat-fight with "Ida" and "Klara's" triumph. Nuanced directing by Jesper W. Nielsen, written by Anker Li, "Mom" played by Lise-Lotte Norup. Great Gothic photography!
