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Emma's Shadow

68% | Jan 01, 1988
Drama Comedy

Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be to have your child kidnapped, Emma decides to stage her own kidnapping. She soon meets Malthe, a kind-hearted, child-like, naïve sewer cleaner who literally stumbles on to her. She convinces Malthe that she is a Russian princess whose family is being chased by Bolsheviks, so Malthe lets Emma stay with him in his very modest abode. After being "kidnapped" for a few days, Emma decides to return home. But, just as she is about to return, she overhears a couple of servants talking about how her parents don't seem to be very upset over her dilemma....

Top Billed Cast

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Line Kruse
Emma Zülow
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Börje Ahlstedt
Malthe Eliasson
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Inge Sofie Skovbo
Emma's Mother

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Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Director
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Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Screenplay
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Jörn O. Jensen
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Rumle Hammerich
Co-Writer
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Hans Kragh-Jacobsen
Co-Writer
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Åke Sandgren
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Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Co-Writer
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Dan Laustsen
Director of Photography
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Leif Axel Kjeldsen
Editor
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Thomas Lindahl
Original Music Composer
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Tivi Magnusson
Producer
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Ole Kragh-Jacobsen
Still Photographer

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