A Place Nearby (2000)
A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son.
The city is gasping for air in the scorching summer heat; everyone is under suspicion; a persistent detective superintendent is burrowing for the truth. A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son, who is suspected of murdering a local girl. The mother knows her son could have committed the murder, but she conceals her knowledge, and gradually becomes entangled in a thicket of lies. How far is she prepared to go to protect her son who is helpless in so many ways? Does she have it within her to give up the only person she loves?
Director: Kaspar Rostrup
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: January 21, 2000
Cast
- Ghita Nørby - Fru Nielsen
- Thure Lindhardt - Brian
- Frits Helmuth - Jespersen
- Henning Moritzen - Baronen
- Bodil Lindorff - Posekonen
- Magnus Stahl Jacobsen - Lille Brian
- Hannah Bjarnhof - Sarons Rose
- Sarah Boberg - Ung kvinde
- Thomas Bo Larsen - Ung mand
- Pia Vieth - Pædagogen
Screenplay
Music: Fuzzy
Editing: Grete Møldrup
Production: Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film Denmark
Country: Denmark
Language: Dansk
Original Language: da
Keywords
autism
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Place Nearby about?
- The city is gasping for air in the scorching summer heat; everyone is under suspicion; a persistent detective superintendent is burrowing for the truth. A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son, who is suspected of murdering a local girl. The mother knows her son could have committed the murder, but she conceals her knowledge, and gradually becomes entangled in a thicket of lies. How far is she prepared to go to protect her son who is helpless in so many ways? Does she have it within her to give up the only person she loves?
- Who directed A Place Nearby?
- A Place Nearby was directed by Kaspar Rostrup.
- Who stars in A Place Nearby?
- A Place Nearby stars Ghita Nørby, Thure Lindhardt, Frits Helmuth, Henning Moritzen, Bodil Lindorff, Magnus Stahl Jacobsen.
- How long is A Place Nearby?
- A Place Nearby has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is A Place Nearby?
- A Place Nearby is a Drama film.
- Where was A Place Nearby produced?
- A Place Nearby was produced in Denmark.