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As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
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As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy, History
Written By:Anna Neye Poulsen
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Runtime:93 minutes
Studio:Meta Film, Brain Academy, Seven Islands Film, SF Studios, SVT, DR
Cast
Frederikke Aspöck
Director
Anna Neye Poulsen
Anna
Sara Fanta Traore
Petrine
Claus Riis Østergaard
Peter Von Scholten
Jesper Groth
Admiral Irminger
Tyler Errol Murray
Frederik
Caroline Henderson
Gudrun
James L. Sampson
Tom
Søs Sif Thiele
Mrs. Nielsen
Jesper Asholt
Mr. Nielsen
Anders Brink Madsen
Mr. Hagensen
Chérie Celeste Malone
Ester
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