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This chapter discusses the representation of immigrants and their descendants in Danish film and the extent to which the ‘official’ Danish attitude towards immigrants and their descendants is reflected in the ways they are portrayed in the country’s cinematic output. The chapter provides a brief historical overview of what might be termed Danish ‘immigration cinema’ since the 1970s, noting the various character tropes that have developed around the non-Western immigrant. The chapter suggests that these politically incorrect films, made by Danish filmmakers with no personal experience of migration, can be criticised for bolstering the same kinds of xenophobic stereotypes at the heart of the widespread Danish opposition to immigration, and demonstrate the need for diversity in the film industry. The chapter then examines more recent films from the 2000s made by Danish filmmakers with an immigration background, which provide nuanced and inclusive depictions of Denmark’s immigrant communities, departing from the current, increasingly hateful political discourse against immigration and ‘foreigners’ in Danish politics. |
