Kaj and Gerda, the lost children of Hans Christian Andersen's story;about the Ice Queen, appear among contemporary characters in a film, deeply indebted to Freud, that employs an almost subconscious free flow of narrative devices, fiction and documentary, music and dialogue, black and white and color, to merge fairy tale with realism. The dream sequences are nightmarish with gruesome flashbacks to the characters' childhood.
| Original title | Smertens børn |
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| Danish title | Smertens børn |
| Director | Christian Braad Thomsen |
| Screenplay | Christian Braad Thomsen |
| Director of Photography | Dirk Brüel |
| Editor | Grete Møldrup |
| Sound | Dino Raymond Hansen |
| Composer | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
| Appearances | Nicolaj Brüel, Tania Fox, Emmi Brüel, Ruth Pedersen |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production company | Kollektiv Film |
| Domestic distribution | Kollektiv Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Normal, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 14.10.1977 |
| Cinemas | Vester Vov Vov, Albertslund Biograferne, Biografen i Huset |
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Johs. H. Christensen og Poul Einer Hansen: Foran kameraet bliver ethvert menneske ualmindeligt. Levende Billeder 7/1977. Kaare Schmidt: Smertens børn. Kosmorama 136/1977.. Film i 70'erne 75-79. Film i 70'erne 75-79 |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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| Production company | Kollektiv Film |
| Domestic distribution | Kollektiv Film |
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| Direction | Christian Braad Thomsen |
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| Script | Christian Braad Thomsen |
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| Production | Christian Braad Thomsen |
| Production manager | Nina Crone |
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| Cinematography | Dirk Brüel |
| Camera assistant | Morten Bruus |
| Camera assistant | Søren Berthelin |
| Camera assistant | Merete Brusendorff |
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| Editing | Grete Møldrup |
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| Music | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
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| Wardrobe | Lissen Dirckinck-Holmfeld |
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| Makeup | Kirsten Guldbrandsen |
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| Sound | Dino Raymond Hansen |
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| Kaj | Nicolaj Brüel |
| Gerda | Tania Fox |
| Appearance | Emmi Brüel |
| Appearance | Ruth Pedersen |
| Appearance | Tytter Vind |
| Appearance | Jørn Faurschou |
| Appearance | Elli Rex |
| Appearance | Jytte Rex |
| Appearance | Hedda Matthesen |
| Appearance | Bente Thomas |
| Appearance | Irene Werner Stage |
| Appearance | Helga Bjørnelund |
| Appearance | Chris Brøgger |
| Appearance | Edward Fleming |
| Appearance | Stine Bierlich |
| Speakerstemme | Christian Braad Thomsen |
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