Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.
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| Jesper Christensen | ... | Kaj | |
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Marius Sonne Janischefska | ... | Jonas |
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Stine Holm Joensen | ... | Liv |
| Nicolaj Kopernikus | ... | Stig | |
| Jens Albinus | ... | Kim | |
| Sarah Boberg | ... | Connie (as Sarah Kjærgaard Boberg) | |
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Benjamin Boe Rasmussen | ... | Bo |
| Lars Brygmann | ... | Lars | |
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Lars Ranthe | ... | Kaptajnen |
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Holger Perfort | ... | Hr. Nandrup |
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Britta Lillesøe | ... | Lis |
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John Martinus | ... | Toiletpasser |
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Petrine Agger | ... | Sygeplejerske |
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Ann Kristine Schmidt | ... | Receptionist |
| Anette Støvelbæk | ... | Kims Nabo | |
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Kaj is an alcoholic living on the money the Danish state is providing him. Him and his friends spend their time drinking beer at a public bench. One day Kaj's life turns upside down when a young lady and her child moves in next to him.
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alcoholic | white trash | loss of dignity | unemployment | part of trilogy |Genres:
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DanishRelease Date:
27 October 2000 (Denmark) See more »Also Known As:
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Lyrics by Maya Albana
Music by Maya Albana and Halfdan E
Performed by Maya Albana
Produced by Halfdan E and Lars Daniel Terkelsen
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This movie is the first of a trilogy by director Per Fly, the other two being "Arven" and "Drabet", dealing with Danish lower, middle and upper class respectively. See more »Goofs
Kaj's name on the letterbox reappears after he has destroyed it. See more »Soundtracks
My TomorrowLyrics by Maya Albana
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I can see on the message boards, that this film does not come with English subtitles - only Danish for the hearing impaired, so foreigners don't get much help ... however, the Cinema version should have English subtitles.
It is actually a great shame, because this film is not really about something special Scandinavian.
Above all, it is good to see, that really good movies touching important themes can be done without a Hollywood budget.
There is an old quote in Danish culture: "People say that Jeppe is drinking, but they don't say why Jeppe is drinking". This film illustrates this point very well.
But the film is part of a trilogy, so maybe they make a boxed set in the future with English subtitles ... one can only hope.