Teddy Bear

38-year-old Dennis is built like a house. At first sight he’s a monstrously muscular bodybuilding champion, with biceps bigger than a baby’s head, but deep down he’s just a child trapped in man’s body. He lives with his domineering mother, whose unbreachable defences forbid anyone from invading their lives. Living with her is like being in prison.

38-year-old Dennis is built like a house. At first sight he’s a monstrously muscular bodybuilding champion, with biceps bigger than a baby’s head, but deep down he’s just a child trapped in man’s body. He lives with his domineering mother, whose unbreachable defences forbid anyone from invading their lives. Living with her is like being in prison. Things take a turn for the worse when Dennis takes a trip to Thailand, causing friction in the mother-son dynamic. Mads Matthiesen expands on his own short "Dennis" – winner of the Best Short Film Award at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival - making a moving feature on the pains of belated maturity. Gritty, affectionate and emotionally compelling, "Teddy Bear" tells the story of a man who never escaped his mother’s influence until he discovered true love and realized that breaking away is just as much a part of life as sticking together. Winner of the Directing Award (World Cinema Competition) at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. K.Th.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Mads Matthiesen

Σενάριο / Screewriter: Mads Matthiesen, Martin Zandvliet

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Laust Trier Mørk

Μουσική / Music: Sune Martin

Μοντάζ / Editor: Adam Nielsen

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lamaiporn Hougaard

Δανία / Denmark

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

93'

Δανέζικα, Αγγλικά, Ταϋλανδέζικα / Danish, English, Thai

* Screened on September 20th (press and main screening), September 21st and September 27th

Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00

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