Between a Rock and a Hard Place (2019)
After a lifetime of caregiving, 81-year-old Birthe is separated from her daughter Karen, who has Downs Syndrome. Birthe is struggling with dementia and the municipality believes that she is no longer capable of taking care of Karen, who has the mental age of an 8-year-old. On the day of Karen’s departure, Birthe is in denial about her own abilities. Why shouldn’t she be able to take proper care of her daughter?
Director: Mads Koudal
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Ghita Nørby as Birthe Rasmussen |
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Jeanne Rasmussen as Karen |
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Charlotte Fich as Therese |
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Mikkel Vadsholt as driver |
| Directing | Mads Koudal | Director |
| Sound | Aske Bode | Music |
| Art | Julie Park Hughes | Art Direction |
| Sound | Johan Høyer | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Thorbjørn Münter | Editor |
| Production | Christopher Jermiin Anker | Producer |
| Sound | Rodney Wilkins | Sound |
| Writing | Mads Koudal | Writer |
| Crew | Tobias Scavenius | Cinematography |