The Experiment
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THE EXPERIMENT is the story of the nurse Gert, who is appointed as headmistress of a special children's home, owned by the Danish state in Greenland, 1951. The children's home is intended to accommodate 16 carefully selected Greenlandic children, who have just come home after a year of civilization in Denmark. Now they are to be introduced into the Greenlandic community as role models. Gert, who lives alone and has no family, accepts the assignment with pride. She is idealistic and ambitious and feels passionate about saving Greenland from destitution. The means to this end is to educate and civilize the 16 children in the Danish language and culture, so they can spearhead Greenland's transformation from being a poor hunter society to being an equal part of Denmark. Due to her blind faith in the experiment, Gert underestimates the obvious personal costs to the children. And when the children as well as the Danish state fail her...
Release Date : 2010-09-09
Language :KalaallisutDanish
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Nimbus Film
Production Country : Denmark
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Cast
Character Name : Gert
Original Name : Ellen Hillingsø
Gender : Female
Character Name : Frk. Høgh
Original Name : Laura Bro
Gender : Female
Character Name : Inspektør Svendsen
Original Name : Kurt Ravn
Gender : Male
Character Name : Hr. Omann
Original Name : Morten Grunwald
Gender : Male
Character Name : Karen
Original Name : Laura Skaarup Jensen
Gender : Female
Character Name : Niels
Original Name : Mads Wille
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jørgen Møller
Original Name : Finn Nielsen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Margrethe
Original Name : Nukâka Coster-Waldau
Gender : Female
Character Name : Marie
Original Name : Domilia Marianne Singertat
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ingrid
Original Name : Paniaraq R. Søltoft
Gender : Male
Character Name : Dorthe
Original Name : Najaaraq Margit Davidsen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Daniel
Original Name : Kristian Falck-Petersen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Kirsten
Original Name : Tanja Kielsen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Johanne
Original Name : Laura With Bødker
Gender : Male
Character Name : Victoria
Original Name : Julia Naamansen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Benjamin
Original Name : Benjamin With Bødker
Gender : Male
Character Name : Abel
Original Name : Pilutaq Mati Stork
Gender : Male
Character Name : Cathrine
Original Name : Najaaraq Stork
Gender : Male
Character Name : Jonathan
Original Name : Nukappiaaluk Nielsen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Helene
Original Name : Cecilie A. Kjeldsen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Otto
Original Name : Hugo Magnus Jerimiassen
Gender : Male
Character Name : Petrine
Original Name : Iben Constance Francie Lange
Gender : Male
Character Name : Lars
Original Name : Charlie Lange
Gender : Male
Character Name : Konrad
Original Name : Sten-Peter Sanimuinak
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ole
Original Name : Aputsiaq Jensen
Gender : Male
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