A young woman who falls in love with her teacher is hit by heartache and challenges she is not prepared for and struggles to escape her dark frame of mind.
Social & External
The people behind it
Anne Louise Hassing
Kirsten
Søren Østergaard
Søren
Birthe Neumann
Kirsten's mother
Waage Sandø
Kirsten's father
Anni Bjørn
Inge-Lise
Peder Dahlgaard
Anders
Kamilla Gregersen
Julie
Finn Nielsen
Lasse
Ove Pedersen
Examiner in psychology
Mads-Peter Neumann
External examiner in psychology
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