You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone (1978)

Du er ikke alene

Love thy neighbor as thyself.

Young teenager Bo is too sensitive for the hothouse atmosphere of a boarding school run by a cold, unfeeling would-be man of the cloth. Lonely and scared, he finds a soulmate in the headmaster's son Kim with whom he forms a bond of friendship... that slowly grows into something more.

Date of release
1978-02-23
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (85)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Ernst Johansen, Lasse Nielsen

Casting

Interesting facts

You Are Not Alone is a 1978 Danish coming-of-age film written by Lasse Nielsen and Bent Petersen. It was directed by Lasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen, and produced by Steen Herdel.

Background

When director Lasse Nielsen was asked in 2009 if the film could be made today he responded: "No, I don’t believe the film could be made today. We have an unfortunate situation of self-censorship these days". However he also commented on the world's view on homosexuality by stating: "In many ways, there is more tolerance. On YouTube, for example, you can see many young boys 'coming out' as gay.

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