The Glass Pearl
The stifling existence of suburban Norway forces a twelve-year-old boy to spend his afternoons plundering rubbish bins, in search of something specific, something that might actually lead to a reward for him and his family.
The stifling existence of suburban Norway forces a twelve-year-old boy to spend his afternoons plundering rubbish bins, in search of something specific, something that might actually lead to a reward for him and his family.
Alvar Af Schultén
Daniel
Fredrik Malmström
Jacke
Joel Häggblom
Mats
Robert Kock
Pappan
Monica Kulmala
Mamman
Petja Lähde
Vakten i butiken
Saliven Gustavsson
Knarkaren
Mica Haarahiltunen
Knarkaren
Tommy Heikkonen
Kassan i butiken
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