International premiere

Pretty Young Love

Local title
Ilus noor armastus
Original title
Smukkere
Director
Mogens Hagedorn
Country
Denmark
Year
2025
Festival
25th Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
Drama
Subject
coming of age, children's rights

The beauty of youth and the pangs of love.

Selma starts her second year at Rosenholm Gymnasium with new friends and a desire to move on from a broken friendship. On the last night of summer, she meets Johan – charming, slightly older, and, as it turns out, her new music teacher. As their connection deepens into a secret romance, Johan helps Selma rediscover her passion for music – but the relationship also forces her to confront hidden parts of herself and navigate the consequences of a love she can’t reveal to her friends.

Director
Mogens Hagedorn
Screenwriter
Line Mørkeby
Cast
Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Sylvester Byder, Karoline Hamm, Fie Petersen, Stran Ezgi Benli, Albert Rudbeck Lindhardt, Oliver Due, Stine Prætorius, David Rousing, Mads Rømer, Marie Louise Wille, Carl Dollerup Stenz, Emil Koch, Alfred Nordhøj Kann, Annika Holm Remmer, Maria Ramkilde, Liv Leman Brandorf, Dan Zahle
Producer
Marcella Dichmann
Cinematographer
Rasmus Arrildt
Music
Mikkel Maltha
Production
SF Studios Production
Distribution
LevelK
Runtime
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Mogens Hagedorn

Mogens Hagedorn is a Danish director and editor with a versatile career in the film and television industry. He has directed several notable series for both television and streaming platforms, including the acclaimed Netflix series “Ragnarok” (2020–2023) as well as “Tinkas Juleeventyr” (2017), for which he received the prestigious Danish Robert Award in 2018. Over the years, he has received three Robert Award nominations for Best Editing. He has studied both in Denmark as well as the US. His broad expertise has had a significant impact on his work within Danish film and television.

Filmography:
Pretty Young Love (2025), Ragnarok (2020-2023), Borgen (2022), Below the Surface (2019), Pros and Cons (2018), Mercur (2017), Tinkas Juleeventyr (2017), Juleønsket (2016), Rita (2015), Park Road (2016), Timetrip: The curse of the seeresss (2009), Anna Pihl (2008)

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Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening020713 / Ilus noor armastus
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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2nd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening061212 / Ilus noor armastus
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening101113 / Ilus noor armastus
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
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