Worlds Apart

Worlds Apart

2008 · 116 min · DA · 6.1 (34 votes)
Dir. Niels Arden Oplev · Starring Pilou Asbæk, Rosalinde Mynster, Sarah Boberg, Anders W. Berthelsen, Charlotte Fich, Jens Jørn Spottag
Drama

17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara, herself a believer, now faces an important turning point in her life as she is forced to choose between religion and love.

VIBE

A quiet, tender exploration of first love clashing with deeply ingrained faith. It feels like a hushed secret, a moment of profound introspection where the world outside fades, leaving only the heart's difficult choices.

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