Leave Us Alone

Leave Us Alone (Danish: La' os være) is a 1975 Danish drama film directed by Ernst Johansen and Lasse Nielsen. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The plot is similar to that of Lord of the Flies: A group of teenagers are stranded on an uninhabited island, and an initially pleasant vacation turns into a nightmare.

Leave Us Alone
Directed byErnst Johansen
Lasse Nielsen
Written byCarsten Nielsen
Lasse Nielsen
Produced bySteen Herdel
StarringAnja Bærentzen
CinematographyAndreas Fischer-Hansen
Edited byLars Brydesen
Release date
  • 3 February 1975 (1975-02-03)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Cast

  • Anja Bærentzen
  • Ivan Baumann
  • Søren Christiansen
  • Helle Droob
  • Martin Højmark
  • Ole Meyer

Allegations of abuse

In the spring of 2018, it was discovered in the media that many child actors, both male and female, involved in the film were subjected to sexual abuse during filming. According to the allegations, the abuse was allegedly committed by directors Lasse Nielsen and Ernst Johansen.[2]

References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for Leave Us Alone". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "Børneskuespillere fra 1970'er-film fortæller om seksuelt misbrug". jyllands-posten.dk. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2022.


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