The Substitute
5.8
6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien?
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Cast
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Paprika Steen
Ulla Harms, Vikaren
Known for
The Celebration
Adam's Apples
Jakob Fals Nygaard
Albert
Ulrich Thomsen
Jesper Osböll
Known for
Banshee
Lanterns
Jonas Wandschneider
Carl
Also in
Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch
The Boy Who Couldn't Swim
Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok
Philipp
Also in
The Coach
Emma Juel Justesen
Rikke
Also in
The Bridal Party in Hardanger
Mollie Maria Gilmartin
Lotte
Also in
Hold Me Tight
Sommer
Josephine Gents
Camilla
No other roles listed
Emma Claudia Søndergaard
Laura
No other roles listed
Andreas Gram Nielsen
Tobias
No other roles listed
Mathias Peter Kjær
Malthe
No other roles listed
Sonja Richter
Maria
Known for
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Loving Adults
Ole Bornedal Director · Henrik Prip Screenplay Marco Beltrami Composer
United States release March 13, 2007 · Produced in Denmark · Original title Vikaren
Production
Thura Film
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Vikaren
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Canada · March 13, 2007
Theatrical
Denmark · March 13, 2007
Theatrical
United States · March 13, 2007
Theatrical
Germany
August 13, 2008 · Theatrical
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