Rami og Julie
- Alternative title
- Rami and Juliet Rami et Juliet
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Rami is a Palestianian refugee living in contemporary Copenhagen. He meets Julie, a woman at a petrol station, who shelters him when he flees Frank and his gang of racist thugs. Rami leaves Julie’s protection temporarily to smuggle his refugee cousin, a terrorist, into Denmark. At a party Julie discovers that Frank knows about her love for Rami and Frank and his men assault her. While escorting his cousin, Rami is shot. Julie goes to the airport but only the cousin arrives. The film includes a launderette manager who acts as a Chorus figure giving Shakespeare quotations from Romeo and Juliet that provide commentary on the action.
- Language
- Danish
- Country
- Denmark; France
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1988
- Notes
- The video release (no longer available) ran 90 minutes.
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William
Credits
- Director
- Erik Clausen
- Producer
- Marianne Christensen
- Cinematographer
- Marten Bruus
- Screenplay
- Erik Clausen; Fayez Kanafani
- Art Direction
- Thorkil Slebsager
- Cast
Mohammed Bakri Saleh Malek Sofie Gråbøl Steen Birger Jørgensen
Production Company
- Name
Filmkooperativet
Archive
- Name
Danish Film Institute Archive & Cinematheque
- museum@dfi.dk
- Web
- http://dfi.dk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +45-33-74-3409
- Fax
- +45-33-74-3599
- Address
- Gothersgade 55
DK-1123
Kobenhavn K.
Denmark
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