Evening Land

Feb 21, 1977

1h 50m

★ 6.8

A film about your life and those who steal it

Overview

Denmark is in deep crisis: the country is hit by general strike, during the holding of a NATO summit in Copenhagen. Meanwhile, a minister is kidnapped by extremists, and state power cracks down against politically-active leftists.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Det Danske Filminstitut

1980 Film ApS

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Cast

Bent Andersen

Kai Schøning Andersen

Mogens Andersen

Oluf Andersen

Patricia Bay Andersen

Steen Andersen

Peter O. Back

Niels Baden

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