03/03/2003

Echoing its success at the recent Robert Awards (the Danish “Oscars”), Open Hearts [+see also:
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Open Hears a Dogma film was a huge domestic box office success with over 509.000 tickets sold.
Other Bodil recipients included Jens Albinus who took home the best actor award for Nils Malmos’ black and white drama, Facing the Truth, Pedro Almodòvar’s Speak to Her [+see also:
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