Summary
Three generations of a family gather over a weekend. The sisters Sanne and Heidi have accepted their terminally-ill mother’s desire to die before her disease worsens; but, as the weekend progresses, their mother's decision becomes harder and harder to deal with, and old conflicts come to the surface.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 70GoodWatch 69
IMDb7.1
Letterboxd · 782 ratings3.5/5
Audience score70%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
2014
November 13, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Danish
Original language
Made in
- Denmark
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 2
- Bille August Director
- Antony Castle First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Christian Torpe Writer
- Linda Seger Script Consultant
Production · 6
- Lise Orheim Stender Executive Producer
- Michael Fleischer Executive Producer
- Jesper Morthorst Producer
- Anja Philip Casting Director
- Melek Caglar Production Manager
- Karin Trolle Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Dirk Brüel Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Janus Billeskov Jansen Editor
- Anne Østerud Editor
Sound · 6
- Annette Focks Original Music Composer
- Niels Arild Nielsen Sound Designer
- Jonas Langkilde Sound Recordist
- Torben Greve Foley Artist
- Martin Saabye Andersen Sound Mixer, Sound Editor
- Johannes Elling Dam Boom Operator
Art · 2
- Jette Lehmann Production Design
- Rikke Tvilum Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Stine Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Costume Design
- Dennis Knudsen Key Makeup Artist
- Dorte Jacobsen Key Makeup Artist
- Tanja Eleonora Spang Costumer
Visual Effects · 1
- Thomas Øhlenschlæger Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Michael Holm Compositor
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