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Summary
When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again.
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- Drop-in friendly
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Cast
Crew
- Directed by
- Martin Zandvliet
- Written by
- Martin Zandvliet, Anders Frithiof August
- Music by
- Sune Martin
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Facts
September 24, 2009 · 1 h 25 min · Strong Language, Drug Use
- Released
- September 24, 2009
- Runtime
- 1 h 25 min
- Content
- Strong Language, Drug Use
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- Danish
- Also spoken
- Swedish
- Made in
- Denmark
- Available in
- 37 countries
Tropes
White-Dwarf Starlet, A Tragedy of Impulsiveness, Someone to Remember Him By +9
Q&A
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Questions about Applause
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is Applause worth watching?
Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 6.7, Letterboxd 3.4 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 68).
Is Applause plot-driven or character-driven?
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is Applause in English?
No, it was made in Danish, with some Swedish.
What tropes does Applause use?
TV Tropes lists 21 tropes for it, including White-Dwarf Starlet, A Tragedy of Impulsiveness, and Someone to Remember Him By.