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Zappa (1983)

1983-03-04 · 1h 43m · DA
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Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

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Bille AugustDirectorBjarne ReuterWriter

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Adam TønsbergAdam TønsbergBjørnMorten HoffMorten HoffPeter ReichhardtPeter ReichhardtLone LindorffLone LindorffArne HansenArne HansenThomas NielsenThomas NielsenSolbjørg HøjfeldtSolbjørg HøjfeldtBent Raahauge JørgensenBent Raahauge JørgensenJens OkkingJens OkkingMulle's fatherInga Bjerre BlochInga Bjerre BlochElga Olga SvendsenElga Olga SvendsenWilly JacobsenWilly Jacobsen

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Based on novel or bookComing of age1960sTeenage boy

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Coming Of Age · 1960sDialogue densityDramaDirector preference213044Actor preference337446 · 264389 · 819164Country preferenceDk

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What is Zappa about?

Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

How long is Zappa?

Zappa has a runtime of 103 minutes.