Product Details

• Actors: Mads Mikkelsen; Stine Stengade; Booivoj Navratil; Jana Plodkova; Josef Vajnar
• Directors: Ole Christian Madsen
• Writers: Ole Christian Madsen and Kim Fupz Aakeson
• Producers: Morten Kaufmann
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Nimbus Film Productions Aps
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2009
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001OTZNYY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,438 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Handling the practical tasks associated with a loved one's death is a painful job for the bereaved family. This, however, is not the case for Christoffer, who feels no grief when learning of his father's death. Christoffer has not seen his father since he left for Prague 25 years ago, abandoning Christoffer and his mother. For Christoffer, it's a question of getting his father packed into a coffin, flown to Denmark and buried at the family grave as fast as possible, so he can return to everyday life with his wife, Maja, and their 12-year-old son, Thomas. Maja travels with Christoffer on what becomes a trip of a revelation and confrontation. Behind the convincing facade, Christoffer and Maja's relationship is crumbling. Christoffer's encounter with the life his father led in this foreign country unleashes a forgotten longing and Christoffer realizes that he has paid a higher price for his father's desertion than he thought. In Prague, Christoffer has to fight for his marriage, come to terms with his past, and struggle to avoid being destroyed in the city to which he came on a purely practical errand.

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great but sad film, February 23, 2009

By	Thomas Mai "Zouka" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a beautiful but sad film about loosing a parent and fighting for your marriage. Great acting and good storytelling.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars redemption, June 11, 2009

By	Mr. Ian J. Broadbent "ian b" (perth, australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

what an uplifting film! - despite the harrowing personal tragedy Christoff encounters, his transformation at the end is truly stunning, which left me amazed and encouraged at the grace and strength of this flawed man.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The incomparable Mads Mikkelsen, May 11, 2009

By	K. Jeannette (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

A Danish couple travels to Prague to bring the husband's deceased father back home for burial. While in the beautiful city of Prague, the marriage starts to show cracks, and we empathize as the serious problems of this couple become apparent even as the husband is trying to get through the red tape to transport his father's body back home. Extremely well done, it leaves one almost breathless with the gut-level emotions portrayed by these people. It can be depressing to see such a realistic breakdown of a marriage, but it truly is amazing film making!