The Contest (MGP missionen) 11 years old

The Contest

Being a stranger doesn’t necessarily mean to be coming from the farthest away. Karl and his mother are about to learn this when they move from the west coast of Denmark to the ethnically and religiously mixed area of Nørrebro in Copenhagen. Sawsan, a Danish-Turkish girl in Karl’s new class, takes him under her wings and tries to integrate him into the big city, with all its slang and hipness. Sawsan is far more experienced and blunt than most – especially compared to Karl, this young Danish boy from the provinces. Sawsan’s big dream comes true when one of her songs is chosen for the Danish version of the Eurovision Song Contest for kids. Sawsan’s father of course says no, but Karl has a plan.

Credits

The Contest Cast

Name Character
Laura Drasbæk She was 38, now 50 years old as DR-girl
Laura Christensen She was 29, now 40 years old as Lærke
Ali Kazim He was 39, now 51 years old as Kumail
Line Kruse He was 37, now 49 years old as Eva
Nima Nabipour He was 31, now 43 years old
Birgit Conradi She was 73, now 85 years old
Lars Knutzon He was 71, now 83 years old as Karl's Grandfather
Karin Jagd She was 56, now 67 years old

The Contest Crew

Name Department
Martin Miehe-Renard as Director. He was 55 (now 67) years old Directing
Martin Miehe-Renard as Screenplay. He was 55 (now 67) years old Writing
The Contest poster
The Contest (11 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, March 21, 2013
  • Runtime: 96 minutes