JW-Drama No. 1 in Danish Movie Charts

by GermanXJW 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  GermanXJW

  The Danish movie "To Verdener" (Worlds Apart) is currently No. 1 in Danish movie charts. (No 2 is "No Country for Old Men")

  http://www.dfi.dk/english/english_fp.htm

  Here are already threads on the movie:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/150844/1.ashx (The movie is not Dutch, it is Danish.)

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/152166/1.ashx

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/153489/1.ashx

  The movie was also part of the Berlin Film Festival and critics were absolutely exalted.

  I wrote to the movie company if they plan to show it nationwide in Germany. I think there is some potential.

  See the trailer: http://www.toverdener.dk
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  spider

  I am pleased it's getting so much positive attention. I watched the trailer a while back and thought it looked well done. Even if I hadn't been a JW, I think its the kind of movie I would watch. I really hope it is released on DVD in the UK so I can see it.
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  AlphaOmega

  Some more info

  Photo: Jens Juncker-Jensen

  To verdener/ Worlds Apart Niels Arden Oplev, 2008 Sara and her family are proud to belong to Jehova’s Witnesses. In the local community they go from door to door and preach on Judgment Day and eternal salvation for Jehova’s chosen ones. But when Sara falls in love with Teis, she is confronted with the choice of her life. Teis is not a Witness, but still their love grows through stolen, secret meetings. Sara is torn between her conscience, faith and passion; forced to make a choice between her love and her family that are worlds apart.

  http://www.dfi.dk/english/Danish+films/FeatureFilmsByDkTitle/filmFact.htm?FilmID=20422
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  GermanXJW

  After the Berlin Film Festival there were some very positive remarks:
  

  "This is the moment when you realize why there are movies."
  http://weblog.gruppe-weimar.de/2008/02/11/to-verdener

  "It is a tribute to be paid: at a film festival you have to watch a number of mediocre or even horrible movies and one evening there it is, the buster, who reconciles for all the boring minutes. The Danish movie "Worlds Apart" even reconciles for festivals in the past."
  http://blog.rbb-online.de/roller/berlinaleblog/entry/auf_der_suche_worlds_apart
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  Gopher

  Thanks for bringing this back to our attention, Germanxjw.

  Do you think it will make it to American art houses? We have 3 theaters in our area that frequently show non-English-language films, and I will watch for it to come here.
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  Leolaia

  I wanna see this!