A Place Nearby

A Place Nearby (2000)

Her i nærheden

A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son.

The city is gasping for air in the scorching summer heat; everyone is under suspicion; a persistent detective superintendent is burrowing for the truth. A fiercely penetrating drama about a mother's love for her autistic adult son, who is suspected of murdering a local girl. The mother knows her son could have committed the murder, but she conceals her knowledge, and gradually becomes entangled in a thicket of lies. How far is she prepared to go to protect her son who is helpless in so many ways? Does she have it within her to give up the only person she loves?

Date of release
2000-01-21
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Director
Kaspar Rostrup

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

A Place Nearby is a 2000 Danish drama film directed by Kaspar Rostrup and starring Ghita Nørby and Thure Lindhardt. It was Denmark's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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