After an elderly man locks himself in a closet at a nursing home, his son and daughter try to persuade him to come out.
When he was just 16, "The Masked Singer" host Nick Cannon was inspired by "The Fresh Prince" to create the ultimate TV sitcom.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Helmer & søn (2006)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Nominated for
1
Oscar.
See more awards »
Photos
Add Image
Add an image
Do you have any images for this title?
Learn more
More Like This
Síðasti bærinn
(2004)
Short
|
Drama
Director:
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Stars:
Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir,
Jón Sigurbjörnsson,
Sigurður Skúlason
The Saviour
(2005)
Short
|
Drama
Director:
Peter Templeman
Stars:
Thomas Campbell,
Susan Prior,
Rhys Muldoon
At Night
(2007)
Short
|
Drama
Director:
Christian E. Christiansen
Stars:
Julie R. Ølgaard,
Laura Christensen,
Neel Rønholt
Il supplente
(2007)
Short
|
Comedy
Director:
Andrea Jublin
Stars:
Valentino Campitelli,
Arianna Dal Buono,
Lorenzo de Cicco
The Mozart of Pickpockets
(2006)
Short
|
Comedy
|
Crime
Director:
Philippe Pollet-Villard
Stars:
Matteo Razzouki-Safardi,
Philippe Pollet-Villard,
Richard Morgiève
Tanghi argentini
(2006)
Short
|
Comedy
Director:
Guy Thys
Stars:
Dirk van Dijck,
Koen van Impe,
Hilde Norga
One Too Many
(2005)
Short
|
Comedy
Director:
Borja Cobeaga
Stars:
Ramón Barea,
Mariví Bilbao,
Alejandro Tejerías
Election Night
(1998)
Short
|
Comedy
Director:
Anders Thomas Jensen
Stars:
Ulrich Thomsen,
Jens Jørn Spottag,
John Martinus
Our Time Is Up
(2004)
Comedy
|
Short
Director:
Rob Pearlstein
Stars:
Kevin Pollak,
Frankie J. Allison,
Vivian Bang
Cashback
(2004)
Short
|
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Sean Ellis
Stars:
Sean Biggerstaff,
Emilia Fox,
Stuart Goodwin
West Bank Story
(2005)
Short
|
Comedy
|
Musical
Director:
Ari Sandel
Stars:
Ben Newmark,
Noureen DeWulf,
A.J. Tannen
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview: | |||
 |
Per Pallesen | ... | Helmer |
|
|
Steen Stig Lommer | ... | Jess |
| Ditte Hansen | ... | Vibeke | |
|
|
Margrethe Koytu | ... | Lederen |
|
|
Yvette Jørgensen | ... | Asta |
|
|
Majken Mac | ... | Sophie |
|
|
Birthe Petersen | ... | Dagvagt |
|
|
Ronald Henriksen | ... | Beboer |
|
|
Bodil Gade | ... | Beboer |
|
|
Erik Broberg | ... | Beboer |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (9) »
Storyline
Jess, a middle-aged man who runs the company his father started, is called to the old folk's home where his father, Helmer, lives. Helmer, it seems, has locked himself in an armoire and won't come out. He's happy to chat with Jess through the closet's locked doors, chiding his son for how he talks to a client who's called on Jess's cell phone. Shortly after, Jess's sister, Vibeke, arrives with her surly teenage daughter, Sophie. Helmer talks to Vibber as well. Why he's in the armoire, what draws him out, and Jess's response make for the rest of the story. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
closet | nursing home | female nudity | father daughter relationship | family relationships |Certificate:
TV-MAParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
DenmarkLanguage:
DanishRelease Date:
2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Helmer & Son See more »Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
Watch Hollywood hits and TV favorites for free with IMDb Freedive. Start streaming on IMDb and Fire TV devices today!
Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.
Helmer has retreated to his armoire in the nursing home he lives and refuses to come out. His family is called in to try and persuade him to. This lean premise has little room to expand and other than it's moderately comic climax offers nothing other than a tired dialogue between a father and his children who outsource his care. It's hard to develop a relationship in such a short time (13 minutes) for the warehoused Helmer and his son (the daughter he more or less dismisses) to really care or feel anything between the father son relationship in a state of role reversal when there is little established between the two to begin with. The gimmick out of the way, the tragedy now comic, Helmer might have made for a whimsical sixty second commercial instead of the belabored quickie it is.