Synopsis
Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law´s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.
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Cast
- Anders W. BerthelsenKresten
- Iben HjejleLiva
- Jesper AsholtRud
- Sofie GråbølClaire
- Emil TardingBjarke
- Anders HoveGerner
- Paprika SteenPernille
- Mette BratlannNina
- Susanne StormHanne
- Ellen HillingsøLykke
Recommendations
- 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
With the filmmaking techniques pared to the bone, it is left to the actors to bring the scenes alive - and they do, often brilliantly. - 75
New York Daily News
Refreshingly nondogmatic. - 75
Boston Globe
The liveliest, most original family values film of the year so far. - 70
Film.com
An acerbically comic fable. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Curious and effective. - 63
USA Today
An unusual walk down the aisle. - 60
The New York Times
The brusque realism of Kragh-Jacobsen's style -- his careful suppression of style -- allows a surprising sweetness to emerge. - 50
Film.com
There are satisfying moments throughout the movie.
