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Family Matters (Det Bli'r i familien)

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Original title

Det Bli'r i familien

Year

1994

Running time

98 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Susanne Bier

Screenwriter

Lars Kjeldgård, Philip Zandén

Cast

Music

Joachim Holbek, Johan Söderqvist

Cinematography

Erik Zappon

Producer

Co-production Denmark-Sweden;

Genre

Comedy. Drama

Synopsis

This Danish film has a comic beginning and a tragic end as it follows a Danish man on his quest to find his biological father in Portugal. When Jan, a man in his thirties, suddenly discovers he is adopted he immediately sets out to find his birth parents. His mother, an ex-cabaret singer is not too hard to find. Together the two head off in a taxi to a small town in Portugal to search for dad. Upon arrival, the mother refuses to assist any further and locks herself in her hotel room. As Jan searches, he meets and falls in love with Constanca. (Sandra Brennan: All Movie Guide)

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Family Matters (Det Bli'r i familien)

1994

Susanne Bier