REBOUNCE is a colorful, tough and powerful film featuring Frederikke Dahl Hansen in the leading role. She plays opposite Anne Sofie Espersen and Dar Salim, and despite being only 16 years old she portrays toughness, charm, and vulnerability admirably. REBOUNCE is an intense drama. Louise's mother is just out of prison and in the eyes of a teenager she's cool, tough and enchanting. To win her love, Louise follows her lead and enters a world of partying, drugs, fast cash and men. Meanwhile, everyone seems to forget that she is just a teenager
Acting
Frederikke Dahl Hansen's devastating 16-year-old debut.
Direction
Heidi Maria Faisst's unflinching female gaze.
Cinematography
Colorful surface masking rot underneath.
Director
Heidi Maria Faisst
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2010s Danish films exploring working-class female adolescence, rarely exported outside Nordic festivals.
Frederikke Dahl Hansen was discovered in open casting; director Faisst rewrote scenes around her actual teenage speech patterns.
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