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Frihed på prøve | |
Directed by | Erik Clausen |
Screenplay by | Erik Clausen |
Produced by | Peter Ingemann |
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Cinematography | Lars Reinholdt |
Edited by | Anders Refn |
Music by | Anders Bækholm Jensen |
Production company | Clausen Film |
Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 104 min. |
Country | Denmark |
Language | Danish |
Budget | ((currency)) – invalid amount (help)[1] |
Freedom on Parole (Danish: Frihed på prøve) is a 2010 Danish comedy-drama written and directed by and starring Erik Clausen, Helene Egelund, Jesper Asholt, and Henrik Lykkegaard . The film was produced by Clausen Film and distributed by Nordisk Film, and follows up on themes in Clausen's 2007 film Temporary Release.[2][3]
The middle-aged petty criminal John is released on probation. John travels to Jutland to help his son, who by his own admission is knee deep in shit. Finally, John has a chance to be the father, he always wanted to be. John does everything to solve his son and daughter-in-law's problems. But the reality is more varied, and when John finds out that he is the grandfather of a colored child, that he will have to take three different jobs, that he falls in love, and that he is a hunted man.