The Bench (Bänken) 2000
- Director: Per Fly
- Based on the novel: no
- Cast: Jesper Christensen, Stina Holm Joenson, Sarah Boberg, Lars Brygman
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in
- Jesper Christensen – Spectre, Melancholia, Young Victoria, Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, Italienska för nybörjare
- Sara Boberg – Bron
- Lars Brygman – Rejseholdet, Smilla’s Sense of Snow
- Why? Good reviews
- Seen: 28 August 2024
Kaj (Christensen) is a middle-aged,
belligerent hostile alcoholic who spends much of his time on a park bench. Liv
(Holm Joenson) has left her abusive husband (Brygman) with her little boy and
finds a flat which happens to be close to Kaj’s. He also happens to be her
father but she was four the last time she saw him.
The actors do a decent job but the story is so unlikely that even fine Danish acting can’t carry it. A disappointment.
2* of 5
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