Summary
Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 76
Audience score86%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings3.5/5
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −20 min on the typical 109
typical 10989Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
2000
August 26, 2000
26 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Danish
Original language
Made in
Denmark
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 13 more24 people
- Jesper ChristensenKaj
- Nicolaj KopernikusStig
- Jens AlbinusKim
- Sarah BobergConnie
- Lars BrygmannLars
- John MartinusToilet Attendant
- Petrine AggerNurse
- Anette StøvelbækKim's Neighbor
- MSMarius Sonne JanischefskaJonas
Stine Holm JoensenLiv
Benjamin Boe RasmussenBo
Lars RantheKaptajnen
Holger PerfortMr. Nandrup
Britta LillesøeLis
Ann Kristine SchmidtReceptionist
Rikke BendsenIrene- AKAli KahnMerchant
- MBMichael BengtsonMichael
- KLKim Lerche NielsenKim
- ERErik RasmussenTarzan
- YSYousef SundooImmigrant Boy 1
- FJFraz JamilImmigrant Boy 2
- EHErik Hovby JørgensenCarsten (uncredited)
Søren MallingMan (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Per Fly Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Kim Leona Writer
Production · 2
- Peter Aalbæk Jensen Executive Producer
- Ib Tardini Producer
Camera · 1
- Jørgen Johansson Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Morten Giese Editor
Sound · 1
- Halfdan E Original Music Composer
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