32-year-old Charlotte could have it all, but she doesn't want any of it. When she moves away from her boyfriend, she happens to become the upstairs neighbour of a trans woman Veronica. Veronica prefers to keep to herself with her little dog and a romantic soap show on TV, while Charlotte gets through the nights with one-night stands. An assault, a new bed and some white curtains bring the two of them together.
Acting
Trine Dyrholm's chaotic vulnerability is a masterclass.
Direction
Fischer Christensen finds poetry in the deeply uncomfortable.
Writing
Dialogue so awkward it transcends into art.
Director
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Trine Dyrholm
Charlotte
David Dencik
Veronica
Frank Thiel
Kristian
Elsebeth Steentoft
Veronicas mor
Christian Tafdrup
Kunde 1
Pauli Ryberg
Kunde 2
Jacob Lohmann
Mand 1
Claes Bang
Mand 2
Christian Mosbæk
Fortæller (voice)
Laura Kamis Wrang
Soap skuespiller (voice)
Joan Bentsen
Soap skuespiller (voice)
Camilla Søeberg
Soap skuespiller (voice)
Tom Hale
Soap skuespiller (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Dencik, a cis man, spent months with Copenhagen's trans community to prepare; the casting was controversial then and remains debated.
This won the Silver Bear at Berlinale 2006, part of a wave of provocative Danish cinema pushing queer stories into uncomfortable realism.
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