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Venner for altid

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 30mUnrated
Drama
6.3
IMDB Rating
603 votes

Sixteen year old Kristian is very shy, and is struggling to adjust to his new Copenhagen school. He makes friends with two very different boys, nonconformist Henrik, and bullying clique leader Patrick, who he soon discovers is gay.

Director
Stefan Henszelman
Writers
Stefan Henszelman, Alexander Kørschen
Stars
Claus Bender Mortensen, Thomas Elholm, Thomas Sigsgaard
Release Date
February 6, 1987
Language
Danish, English, Swedish
Country
Denmark
🏆 1
Wins
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Claus Bender Mortensen
as Kristian
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Thomas Elholm
as Henrik
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Thomas Sigsgaard
as Patrick
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Lars Kylmann Jacobsen
as Anders
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Rasmus Bay Barlby
as Rasmus
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Trine Torp Hansen
as Berit
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Rita Angela
as Rektor Kallenbach
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Carsten Mørch
as Dan Carstensen
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Morten Stig Christensen
as Mads
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Christine Skou
as Sophie

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Production
Jens Ravn Film Produktion, Danmarks Radio (DR), Det Danske Filminstitut

🏷️ Keywords

male full frontal nudityfriendship between boyshigh school studentnew schoolhomophobia

🎯 Categories

DanishComing-of-AgeTeen DramaDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Minor blip on the radar of Scandinavian coming-of-age movies
by Groverdox2020-08-14
6/10

"I like European coming-of-age flicks because usually they are refreshingly cliche-free and truthful. "Friends Forever" starts like that but unfortunately lets itself down with some unrealistic about-faces in its characterisation. Kristian is a shy boy who starts school in Copenhagen and is soon befriended by Henrik, a mature nonconformist who practices tai chi and astronomy. However, Henrik is believed to be gay by the other students in the class, particularly roughneck Patrick, so Kristian distances himself from him. Kristian becomes fast friends with Patrick and his gang when, in..."

💡 Did You Know?

Although the film was released in 1987, it was filmed at least two years earlier, as evidenced by a two year calendar on the classroom wall indicating 1984-85. There are also two 1983 James Bond posters seen, and several references to seeing James Bond in the movie theatre, which would mean this movie was most likely filmed in 1984.

📖 Synopsis

Sixteen year old Kristian is very shy, and is struggling to adjust to his new Copenhagen school. He makes friends with two very different boys, nonconformist Henrik, and bullying clique leader Patrick, who he soon discovers is gay.