The Art of Crying () is a 2006 Danish tragicomedy directed by Peter Schønau Fog. It stars and Jesper Asholt in a harsh tale about an 11-year-old boy's struggle to hold intact his bizarre family with its abusive father, mother in denial, and rebellious sister during the social unrest of the early 1970s. Based upon an autobiographical novel by Erling Jepsen, the screenplay was written by .
The film received both the Bodil and Robert awards for Best Danish Film, and The Nordic Council Film Prize.
Cast
Jesper Asholt as Father as Mother Julie Kolbech as Sanne (as Julie Kolbeck) as Asger as Grandmother as Aunt Didde Lene Tiemroth as Psychiatrist Bjarne Henriksen as Budde Sune Thomsen as Per as Dr. Madsen as Mrs. Budde
See also List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
The Danish Film Institute (In Danish)