A fake cat, a lonely widow, and one pensioner who takes the bait. Danish chaos ensues.
A tragicomic story about a widow seeking contact who attracts media attention by offering a reward to anyone who finds her cat, which in reality does not exist. In this way, she meets a pensioner who plays private detective, and this marks the beginning of a deeper friendship.
Acting
Tove Maës makes loneliness magnetic without pity
Writing
Deceptively simple premise with genuine emotional payoffs
Direction
Clausen's deadpan eye for absurd human behavior
Director
Erik Clausen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Felix captures Denmark's 1980s 'dogme-before-Dogme' spirit: modest budgets, working-class stories, zero glamour.
Director Erik Clausen cast himself as the son—allegedly because no one else would work for the budget.
DK
