Kalak

Category: Drama
Jan, a nurse who is also a father, was sexually abused by his father as a teenager. Working in Nuuk, Greenland, he tries to connect to the culture with sex. When someone calls him a Kalak, a Greenlandic word with a double meaning of both a "true" and "dirty" Greenlander, he wears the epithet as a badge of honor. Ultimately, he has to confront his father.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 2024-03-07
Run time: 120 minute / 2:0
Budget: $3,000,000
Director: Isabella Eklöf
Production Companies : Made, Manna Film, Film i Väst, Mer Film, Lemming Film, Momento Film, Polarama Greenland, Beofilm, DR, SVT, NRK, YLE
Production Countries: Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden

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Emil Johnsen
as Jan
Asta Kamma August
as Lærke
Berda Larsen
as Karina
Connie Kristoffersen
as Ella
Vigga Tukula
as Nikoline
Bertram Krassel
as Markus
Allie Maggie Kvist
as Amanda
Søren Hellerup
as Ole
Anders Mossling
as Sören
Hans Jukku Noahsen
as Nukappi
Lisbeth Vængtoft Noahsen
as Maria
Aviana Heuser
as Sara
Arnaq Carla Lynge
as Karina's mother
Nino Fencker
as Karina's father
Directing
Isabella Eklöf Director

Writing
Isabella Eklöf Writer
Kim Leine Writer
Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen Writer

Editing
Isabella Eklöf Editor

Production
Maria Møller Kjeldgaard Producer

Camera
Nadim Carlsen Director of Photography

Art
Josephine Farsø Production Design

Editing
Anna Eborn Editor

Sound
Mark Glynne Sound Designer

Costume & Make-Up
Saara Räisänen Makeup Designer
Eija Hakkarainen Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sascha Valbjørn Costume Designer

Lighting
Martin Lerche Gaffer

Visual Effects
Peter Hjorth VFX Supervisor

Production
Emilie Steen Line Producer
Ann-Sofie Grøndal Production Manager
Maria Ekerhovd Co-Producer
Gary Cranner Co-Producer
Erik Glijnis Co-Producer
Leontine Petit Co-Producer
David Herdies Co-Producer
Michael Krotkiewski Co-Producer
Kristina Börjeson Co-Producer
Ilona Tolmunen Co-Producer
Emile Hertling Péronard Co-Producer
Pipaluk K. Jørgensen Co-Producer

Writing
Kim Leine Novel





















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