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Zappa

Zappa

19837.11h 43m

Overview

Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

Directed by Bille August
Written by Bjarne Reuter, Bille August
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Top Cast

Adam Tønsberg

Adam Tønsberg

Bjørn

Morten Hoff

Morten Hoff

Mulle

Peter Reichhardt

Peter Reichhardt

Steen

Lone Lindorff

Lone Lindorff

Bjørn's mother

Arne Hansen

Arne Hansen

Bjørn's father

Thomas Nielsen

Thomas Nielsen

Henning

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Steen's mother

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Bent Raahauge Jørgensen

Steen's father

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Inga Bjerre Bloch

Mulle's mother

Jens Okking

Jens Okking

Mulle's father

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcoming of ageteenage boy1960s

About Zappa

Zappa is a drama film released in 1983 exploring themes of based on novel or book, coming of age, teenage boy, 1960s. Directed by Bille August, it stars Adam Tønsberg, Morten Hoff, Peter Reichhardt. Denmark, 1961. Bjørn, a middle-class boy in his early teens, wants to be accepted by Steen, a bullying peer of his with wealthy but freezingly cold parents. Bjørn's other good friend is Mulle, a cheerful and more childish working-class boy. All three seem friends at first, but gradually Steen starts pushing Mulle away while pulling the impressionable Bjørn with him towards more and more violence.

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