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Dear Wendy

Synopsis

Dear Wendy is a story about the young loner Dick who lives in the poor mining town of Estherslope. When he happens upon a small handgun one day, he finds himself strangely drawn to it, despite his fervent pacifist views. Together with his newfound partner he soon convinces the other young outcasts in the town to join him in a secret club he calls The Dandies. A club based on the principals of pacifism and guns. Despite their firm belief in the most important Dandy rule of all - never draw your weapons - they soon find themselves in a predicament where they realise that rules are made to be broken.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Features
Running time
Approx 100 mins
Format
HD 24 P
Director
Thomas Vinterberg
Producer
Peter Aalbæk, Birgitte Hald, Bo Ehrhardt, Peter Garde
Co-Producer
Peter Aalbæk, Birgitte Hald, Bo Ehrhardt, Peter Garde
Editor
Mikkel E.G. Nielsen
Screenwriter
Lars von Trier
Director of Photography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Sound
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Principal cast
Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon, Novella Nelson, Chris Owen, Alison Pill, Mark Webber

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Lucky Punch I/S a Nimbus/Zentropa Joint-venture

Filmbyen 22
2650 Hvidovre, Denmark

T+45 3686 8788

Sales Company

Trust Film Sales

Filmbyen 12
2650 Hvidovre, Denmark

T +45 3686 8788

trust@trust-film.dk

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