

The Venus Effect
2021-11-18 · 105 min · ★ 6.6
A romantic comedy about Liv, who is at the beginning of her 20s. She is very close to her parents and working in the family greengrocer business when, against all expectation, she falls in love with a spirited and somewhat older rainbow girl, Andrea. Andrea claims to be suffering from stress. But in reality, she is heartbroken and has sought refuge at her uncle’s apple plantation. Liv’s encounter with Andrea becomes the catalyst for a divorce, the loss of a friendship and an identity crisis that ultimately shatters their love. But in a rebellion against her parents, Liv realises that love is mutable and that a family may assume many forms.
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- Directors
- Anna Emma Haudal
- Production companies
- MOTOR
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
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Johanne MillandLiv
Josephine ParkAndrea
Anne Sofie WanstrupNynne
Lars MikkelsenKlaus
Sofie GråbølGitte
Morten Hee AndersenJonas
Jeanett AlbeckJulie F
Karoline BrygmannJulie P
Olivia Joof LewerissaAnna
Camilla LauDina
Andrea Alma Øst BirkkjærKatja
Amanda RadeljakSunniva
Ulver Skuli AbildgaardHenning
Clint RubenSebastian
Anette StøvelbækSusanne
Alvin Olid BursøeKristoffer
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