A young man spurs romance and helps his friend and himself go through the struggles of their ordinary life in Denmark.
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The people behind it
Jakob Cedergren
Daniel
Nicolas Bro
Morfar
Tilly Scott Pedersen
Franc
Morten Suurballe
Dommeren
Bodil Jørgensen
Gunvor
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Tejs
Anders Hove
Herluf C
Kristian Halken
Allan Simonsen
Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Søvnforsker Arne
Michelle Bjørn-Andersen
Dommerens kone
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