The Substitute (2007 film)

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The Substitute
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Directed by Ole Bornedal
Written byOle Bornedal
Henrik Prip
Produced by Robert Tapert
Starring Paprika Steen
Ulrich Thomsen
Jonas Wandschneider
Cinematography Dan Laustsen
Music by Marco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • 13 March 2007 (2007-03-13)(BUFF )
  • 15 June  2007 (2007-06-15)(Denmark)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The Substitute (Danish : Vikaren) is a 2007 Danish science fiction horror film directed by Ole Bornedal, [1] and starring Paprika Steen. [2]

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Plot

The story takes place in a small village in Denmark where an alien comes to Earth to learn about human emotions, but instead is thwarted by a young boy and his friends, who find out that she is part of an intergalactic expedition to collect specimens across the universe. It's up to Carl and his friends to save their town and the world. They try to tell their parents, but all of them scoff at the idea that their children would make up lies about their teacher.

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References

  1. Schepelern, P. (2010). Filmleksikon (in Danish). Gyldendal. p. 95. ISBN   978-87-02-04523-9 . Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. "Vikaren". www.dfi.dk.