Story
Anna (Ann Eleonora Jorgensen) is a preacher, who is assigned to work in female prison. There she meets prisoner Kate (Trine Dyrholm), who allegedly can heal people with her hands. Kate was on drugs and left her baby dother alone for few days. After that the baby dother died and Kate was sent to prison as "child killer". In prison she meets the prison guard Henrik (Nicolaj Kopernikus) and soon they develop sympathy for each other.
Anna gets pregnant, but medical test reveals, that baby will probably be handicapped. Anna has to consider abortion, which is against the rules of her religion, or to live with handicapped child. Anna asks Kate to help her with the touch of her hands, but falls out and starts yelling about Kate´s sin. Kate finds herself rejected by prison inmates. She is also rejected by Henrik, who gets blackmailed by another prison guard. She commits suicide.
The messages of the movie are: The drugs are the real killer. The preachers are only humans.
Cast
Trine Dyrholm was born on 15th of April 1972, in Odense, Denmark. She is a singer and an actress. Her music group "Trine Dyrholm & Moonlighters" hit number 3 in Denmark, with their single (and album of same title) "Danse i maneskin". Besides singing she acts in dramas, comedies, family movies etc. She has received several awards, including Best Supporting Actress for "Forbrydelser".
Nicolaj Kopernikus was born on 9th of August 1967, in Glostrup, Denmark. He also uses names "Nicolaj Christiansen", "Nicolaj Christensen" and similar. From 1995 to date he has made amazing filmography, both in TV series and movies.
Sources
the Trine Dyrholm picture gallery
(photo of Trine Dyrholm)
DANISCHES KULTURINSTITUT
(photo of Trine Dyrholm and Ann Eleonora Jorgensen on the bench in chapel)
Filmweb
(photo of Nicolaj Kopernikus)
Links
Trine Dyrholm:
Trine Dyrholm Site
TDC Musik - Trine Dyrholm
Trine Dyrholm at Scope.dk
IMDB
WIKI (Danish)
Ann Eleonora Jorgensen:
IMDB
WIKI (Danish)
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