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IMDb rating 5.6
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Critic rating 6.7

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Critic Jannie Dahl Astrup
rated 7

...med et bankende, varmt hjerte for sine karakterer og rørende i sin utilslørede hyldest til Charlie Chaplin.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Uffe Stormgaard
rated 5

Forvent ikke nogen socialrealistisk spændingsfilm – ej heller en Olsenbande – i bedst fald, en velspillet charmerende harmløs underholdning.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Michael Bo
rated 8

Inspirationen, der er autentisk Chaplin’sk, er indimellem tæt på at være overgjort, men når effekten – sammenstillingen af det lavpraktiske og det sublime – lykke[s], er det en fryd.

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko

Cast & Crew

Xavier Beauvois
Director
Peter Coyote
As Crooker
Roschdy Zem
As Osman
Nadine Labaki
As Noor
Isabelle Caillat
As L'infirmière

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The Price of Fame is a 2014 film set in Vevey, Switzerland in 1977. It tells the story of Eddy, a 40-year-old ex-con who is struggling to make ends meet. When his friend Osman's wife Noor is hospitalized, Eddy agrees to take care of their 7-year-old daughter Samira in exchange for a place to stay. As Christmas approaches, the trio faces financial difficulties, prompting Eddy to come up with a wild plan: steal Charlie Chaplin's coffin and demand a ransom from the family. Inspired by actual events, the film explores the price of fame and the desperate measures people will take to achieve it.

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