Top Cast
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Marius Johansen
Oskar (Dasein Oskar)
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Benjamin Paulsen
Stonecutter (Dasein Gard)
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Jenny Veidal
Little Girl (Dasein Gard), Little Girl (Dasein Jacob)
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Ellen Camilla Ambjørnrud
Mother (Dasein Gard)
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Ruben Paulsen
Man 1 (Dasein Jacob)
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Tobias Rosland
Man 2 (Dasein Jacob)
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Julianne Paulsen
Young Woman (Dasein Jacob)
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Oskar Veidal
Man 3 (Dasein Jacob)
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Max Watn
Marius (Dasein Marius)
Overview
A collection of four different short films, based on Oskar, Gard, Jacob and Marius, each inherited with their own struggle.
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