Copenhagen

Copenhagen is an independent Canadian-American coming-of-age adventure film. It had its world premiere as the opening narrative feature at the 20th anniversary edition of the Slamdance Film Festival 2014. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the Florida Film Festival and Gasparilla Film Festival. Synopsis After weeks of travelling through Europe, the immature American William finds himself at a crossroads in Copenhagen. Copenhagen is not just another European city for William; it is also the city of his father Daniel's birth. When Effy, working in William's hotel, befriends the 28-year-old William, they set off on an adventure to deliver a letter written by William's father to his own father, after he was abandoned when he was eight years old. Along the way, thanks to Effy's persistence, they uncover William's family's sordid past. An attraction builds between William and Effy. They explore a museum where William caresses Effy's face and nearly kisses her before they are interrupted. Effy has been evasive about her age, but when pressed makes the startling revelation that she is not a hotel employee, but is a 14-year-old doing her grammar school praktik (internship) at the hotel. One night at a bar William sees Effy being dragged out of the bar by an older man, who is later revealed to be Effy's mother's boyfriend. William manages to stop the man from dragging Effy away and beats him up, causing both him and Effy to flee the scene.