11-year-old Jasper may just be starting puberty, but so far he has experienced a lifetime of emotions. On the day his beloved grandfather dies, he is charged with taking care of the elder's pet cat. The local town bully, Mourids however, has his own ideas on how to take care of the frisky feline and wastes no time with showing Jasper just what he thinks of cats. Enter Far, a significantly more mature girl who Jasper is attracted to. It's love at first sight for Jasper, but will Far return the puppy love or will Jasper find out the hard way that she is actually Mourid's girlfriend?
Acting
Ove Sprogøe's ghost grandpa steals every scene he's in.
Production
Peak early-90s Danish aesthetic—cozy, strange, slightly off.
Director
Brita Wielopolska
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ove Sprogøe was Denmark's most beloved comedic actor; this was one of his final roles before his death in 2004.
The film captures a specific moment of Danish children's cinema—gentler than American equivalents, but with sharper emotional honesty about puberty.
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