''We Are the Champions'' ( da, Af banen) is a 2005 Danish
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comedy film
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directed by
Martin Hagbjer Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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Synopsis
Torben, an unemployed soccer player, becomes the trainer for a local school soccer team that includes his thirteen-year-old son, David. He now has a chance both to repair his damaged relationship with David and lead the team to victory.
Cast
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Lars Bom
Lars Bom (Olesen) (born 8 April 1961) is a Danish actor, educated at The Danish National School of Theatre in 1985. Lars Bom has worked in various roles in Theatre, Film and Television, and won the Best Actor award at the Italian Fantafestival ...
as Torben
* as Nina
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Bjarne Henriksen
Bjarne Henriksen (born 18 January 1959) is a Danish film and television actor.
Biography
Henriksen was born in Såderup, Funen in 1959. He has appeared in theatre productions at the Jomfru Ane Teatret, Aalborg and at the Svalegangen theater, A ...
as Lennart
* as chairman
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Kristian Halken
Kristian Halken (born 3 April 1955) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1981.
Selected filmography
References
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1955 births
Living people
People from Horsens
D ...
as Heino
* as David
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Nicolas Bro
Nicolas Bro (born 16 March 1972) is a Danish actor born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Background
Bro grew up in a family of actors; his mother is Danish actress :da:Helle Hertz, Helle Hertz and father is the actor :da:Christoffer Bro, Christoffer Br ...
as Asger
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Anthony Timur Catallar as Mehmet
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Micky Skeel Hansen as Casper
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Saban Özdogan as Hakan
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Nicklas Svale Andersen as Krølle
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Svend Laurits Læssø Larsen as Niclas
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Jonas Sebastian Nielsen as H.C.
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Emilie Fenst as Cecilie
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Susanne Storm as Malene
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Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Thomas Waern Gabrielsson (born 29 June 1963) is a Swedish actor, active in Sweden and Denmark. He was born in Gothenburg.
Stage career
In 1998 Gabrielsson performed solo in the 70 minute monologue dramatisation of The Evil at the Theater ''La ...
as Simon
Reception
''Af banen'' won the Best Film award at
Stockholm Filmfestival Junior.
References
External links
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2005 films
Danish association football films
Danish comedy films
2005 comedy films
2000s Danish-language films
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