The Art of Crying | |
Director: | Peter Schønau Fog |
Starring: | Jesper Asholt |
Music: | Karsten Fundal |
Cinematography: | Harald Paalgard |
Distributor: | SF Film |
Runtime: | 107 minutes |
Country: | Denmark |
Language: | Danish |
The Art of Crying (Danish: Kunsten at Græde i Kor) is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog.[1] It stars and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s.[2] Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by .[3]
The film received both the Bodil[4] and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.[5]