A Danish con artist discovers her dad bought a fake son—and she's not even the weirdest thing in this family.
Released after three years in prison, Max finds out her father, a wealthy businessman, has hired a stranger to play his son. Meanwhile, the ex-husband of the Rent-a-Family director plans to rob Max' father.
Acting
Sidse Babett Knudsen's barely-contained rage is delicious.
Writing
The fake-son premise commits harder than it should.
Director
Trine Piil Christensen
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Sarah 'Max' Engell
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Johnny
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Spacy
Paprika Steen
Zeborah
Jimmy Jørgensen
Nick
Erik Wedersøe
Poul Engell
Birthe Neumann
Gloria Neimann
Tonny Landy
Ralph
Lars Brygmann
Supermarkedsbestyrer
Otto Brandenburg
Mand i bankboks
Vivienne McKee
Lonely heart kvinde #1
Birthe Kjær
Lonely heart kvinde #2
Linda Laursen
Louise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Trine Piil Christensen's only feature directorial credit; she pivoted to producing acclaimed Danish TV including 'Borgen.'
Released during the Dogme 95 hangover, when Danish cinema couldn't decide between gritty realism and deliberate artifice—this film chose chaos.
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