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Updated
07 August 2007
Dan Laustsen filming "Vikaren" - The Substitute
THE STORY
"Vikaren"(The Substitute) is about the boy Carl who lives a pretty isolated life - his main contacts are his naive little sister Sofia, and his stressed out dad Jesper.But then his class gets a new substitute teacher named Ulla Harms, and she turns out to be both mean and merciless. She wants to train the class for an international competition, and on top of that, she can read the children's minds!
The kids try to tell their parents that the substitute is not just another substitute but a creature from another world. Unfortunately, she has the parents convinced that she is nice and charming.
Of course the parents don't believe them and think the children are imagining things because they have seen too many crazy movies and played too many weird computer games.
THE ACTORS/CHARACTERS
Carl - Jonas WannenschneiderSofie, Carl's little sister - ?
Jesper, Carl's dad - Ulrich Thomsen
Ulla Harms - Paprika Steen
Maria, a police woman - Sonja Richter
Additionally, Sofie Gråbøl, Henrik Prip, Lars Bom, Ulf Pilgaard, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Cecilie Zwick Nash, Helle Dolleris, Peter Aude and more ....
DIRECTOR
Ole Bornedal.WRITERS
Ole Bornedal and Henrik Prip.LOCATIONS
Hellerup, north of Copenhagen, Fuenen and Southern Jutland, where the dramatic finish takes place.PREMIERE
Was June 15, 2007, in Denmark.BUDGET
23 million kroner - or only $3,684,185!TRIVIA
Scriptwriter Henrik Prip has a role in the movie.LINKS:
Vikaren Official Site - in Danish.Vikaren Review at Cinemazone.dk - in Danish.
As of June 19th 2007, Vikaren has a 7.2 rating on IMDB.
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