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Dennis

Mads Matthiesen · Denmark · Drama / Romance · 18 min · 7.6M views

Directed by Mads Matthiesen · Starring Kim Kold, Elsebeth Steentoft, Lykke Sand Michelsen, Julie E. Pedersen · 2007

A hulking but painfully shy bodybuilder still lives with his domineering mother. When he ventures out on a date against her wishes, his gentle heart meets a world he barely knows how to handle.

A tender, quietly heartbreaking portrait of a giant man with a timid soul, the short that inspired the feature Teddy Bear.

A shy bodybuilder ventures out on a date against the wishes of his over-protective mother in this powerful character-driven film from Denmark.

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