Sometimes life is the hardest performance of all.
When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again.
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The film's tagline is: "Sometimes life is the hardest performance of all."
The original title is "Applaus" (DA).
The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).
The film was directed by Martin Zandvliet.
The screenplay was written by Martin Zandvliet and Anders Frithiof August.
The score was composed by Sune Martin.
Cinematography was handled by Jesper Tøffner.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1314269.
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Applaus
Released
11
Dansk
Denmark
