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The Charmer

The Charmer

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A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time runs out, he falls in love and his past catches up with him. The film deals with themes of race, class, and the struggle for a better life.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.708/10

Release Date

17 May 2018

Country

Denmark

Cast

Ardalan Esmaili

Ardalan Esmaili

Esmail

Soho Rezanejad

Soho Rezanejad

Sarah

Lars Brygmann

Lars Brygmann

Lars

Susan Taslimi

Susan Taslimi

Leila

Stine Fischer Christensen

Stine Fischer Christensen

Johanne

Amalie Lindegård

Amalie Lindegård

Liv

Jesper Lohmann

Jesper Lohmann

Rich man

Austa Lea Jespersen

Austa Lea Jespersen

Ida

Morten Hee Andersen

Morten Hee Andersen

Guy

Dan Boie Kratfeldt

Dan Boie Kratfeldt

Johnny

Laura Allen

Laura Allen

Camilla

Thomas Persson

Thomas Persson

Young Father

Kitt Maiken Mortensen

Kitt Maiken Mortensen

Simone

Mette K. Madsen

Mette K. Madsen

Anna

Hassan El Sayed

Hassan El Sayed

Amir

Martin Geertz

Martin Geertz

Værten

El Idrissi Sidi Noureddine

El Idrissi Sidi Noureddine

Arabian Man

Afshin Berahmand

Afshin Berahmand

Jamshid

Faezeh Sheykholeslami

Faezeh Sheykholeslami

Greengrocer

Elmira Arikan

Elmira Arikan

Petrine Agger

Petrine Agger

Saman Bakhtiari

Saman Bakhtiari

Sidi Nour el Idrissi

Sidi Nour el Idrissi

Roya Moghaddas Hoffmeyer

Roya Moghaddas Hoffmeyer

Farzam Abdollahi

Farzam Abdollahi

Sina Amiri

Sina Amiri

Ekber Mostajeran

Ekber Mostajeran

Hasti Mostajeran

Hasti Mostajeran

Helya Mostajeran

Helya Mostajeran

Muhammed Cangören

Muhammed Cangören

Old man in Iran

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