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Can someone, for the love of all that is holy...


translate what the freak they were discussing in the danish parts with no subtitles?
Like, when they meet up with the Uncle and she says something in Danish about him (which convinces her Uncle to look up the name) and the part when her and her mother's BF are arguing.

I was kind of bummed out when people where throwing out the molestation theory, however, it would make sense since she did look kind of scared when she had to face him. I mean, the subject matter was hard enough to digest, but throw that into it and.... yeah.

Anyway if someone could translate, I'd really appreciate it.

Cheers to a great film and hope it ends up back on Netflix, since I've been recommending it like crazy to everyone I know.

:)

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You should remember that William's inability to understand Danish is something important in the movie. Just like him, we were left wondering what the discussion was all about. By having no subtitles, the director tried to make the viewer become closer to William' story.

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Point well taken!

I'm afraid I've got an inquisitive mind and I am determined to figure it out one way or another and thought this board was worth a shot 😀

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This is just the translated Danish, in order as it appears.

Scene in the great uncle's house:
I loved your father.
You look like him.
This letter is not for me.
I am your father's uncle.
Go get the pictures. I have pictures. Hurry.
He disappeared. Your grandfather was a terrible man.
He was a Nazi, a Danish Nazi.
By 1944, he was just as bad as any German soldier.
He said: "What the *beep* are you saying?"
Watch your mouth or I'll feed you to the dogs!
I borrowed a camera and took those photos of your father myself.
We sent them to your grandfather in jail but they came back returned.
When the war ended, your grandfather was arrested with a sentence of execution...but it was quickly changed to life in prison.
Of course he was released after 6 years.
They shaved your grandmother's head...spit on her and beat her.
Your grandmother Marie came back after 6 years.
When your grandfather was to be released from prison.
She hoped that the three of them could start over in America together.
What Happened?
He was released from jail and they waited for him...but he just disappeared.
Nobody has seen him since.
So it was just the two that went to America.
You keep them. (the pictures)
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Between Effy and the bartender in the nightclub:
Effy seriously?
Can I have two beers?
Henrik is here!
What?
Get out of here before he sees you.
Don't say anything, okay?
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The argument between Effy's mom and her boyfriend overheard by the protagonists when they snuck into Effy's room to get her passport(notice he says nothing about seeing Effy at the club or getting hit):

Are you okay?
No, I'm not okay.
What the hell are you doing?
I went to the bar for Ander's birthday.
I was going to have one drink and then...
First you tell me you can't come over.
Then you show up at four in the morning telling me you were at a bar.
Are you drunk?
Yeah.
Answer me, what's going on?
Please answer me.
Who else was there?
Were you with Heidi? Were you with Heidi?
I was alone, okay?
I was alone.
What happened to your face?
Stop it. Stop it.
I don't trust you.
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Effy comes home to see her mom's boyfriend scraping paint off the walls:
Hey. I was starting to get nervous.
We should talk about what happened.
Hey. It's forgotten. It's forgotten.
Don't be afraid.
You know I would do anything for you.
If you want to go out, just ask me.
Don't talk to me like that. I'm telling mom.
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Effy laying on her mom's lap talking to her:
How was the hotel?
It was cool.
It was nice of Morten to get you in there.
What about your birthday?
Have you thought about what we should do?
No.
I remember when you were little you loved to go to Tivoli.
The horse game.
You loved to play the horse race.
I remember that game.
You are probably getting too old for a birthday at Tivoli?
No. Tivoli is nice.
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Teacher speaking to the class at the end:
You've been away for a week and I'm dying to hear...how was your praktik?
Does someone want to share their experience?
I worked in a chocolate factory in Osterport. The best part was the free chocolate. But it got a little boring by the end.
Is that right?

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Thank u. This is amazing!!!

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It _is_ amazing. And posts like this, amazing posts that can be found on any of these boards, are the reason why IMDB shouldn't shut down the forums. Boohoo.... yeah, I already signed the petition and let them know via FB.

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Total agree, there is really no where else where people can so easily find discussions about smaller,less well known movies like this. This was one of the first movies I thought of when I read about the boards closing, I remember watching it a few years ago and coming here right after to see what others had to say about it.

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I'm so with ya frogca!

I can see ditching the main boards but these individual film boards are a cultural treasure and will be a great loss.

The owners of a site such as this should be honored to host, yet shortsighted Amazon is too big to care it seems.

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>shortsighted Amazon is too big to care it seems.


Oh, is that what happened? Amazon bought IMDB?

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Amazon has owned this site since 1998.

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