A 14 year old girl has a romance with a 28 y.o. immature guy? Sounds like a pedophile grooming film from the left. What am I missing?
It has a complex and original plot. I’d spoil it if I revealed too much but the 28yo actually saves her from her mother’s molesting boyfriend.
He shows her that even though they’d developed strong feelings for one another a romantic relationship is out of the question and his character evolved and matured in the process. When they go their separate ways it leaves her wanting to recapture her childhood and him becoming a man looking to find an appropriate partner to start a family of his own. The wonderful Danish actress playing the 14yo was actually 19 during filming.
However the jewel of the film is the lushly filmed exploration of the city of Copenhagen and the great soundtrack.