Overview
A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that fundamentally transforms Hans Christian's life.
Director and cast
- Simon Dahl Thaulow as Young Andersen
- Peter Steen as Gamle H.C. Andersen
- Stine Fischer Christensen as Sofie
- Annemarie Malle Klixbüll as Sygeplejerske
- Søren Bertelsen as Slagter
- Søren Frank as Tjener hos Wulff
- Niels Hinrichsen as Oberst Guldberg
- Tuva Novotny as Henriette Wulff
- Steen Stig Lommer Cast
- Peter Hesse Overgaard Cast
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