Henry has been acting the human chameleon all his life - a pale reflection of other people's expectations. One day Henry's best friend Jon talks him into opening a restaurant with him in Spain. Before leaving Henry is caught up in a maelstrom of bizarre events. In order to get control over his life Henry needs to stop being a pale copy and transform himself to the sparkling original he really is.
Acting
Sverrir Gudnason's excruciatingly relatable doormat energy.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes Scandinavian awkwardness.
Director
Alexander Brøndsted
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2000s Danish cinema exploring masculine emotional constipation through dark comedy.
Co-directors Brøndsted and Tublén famously shot this while arguing about whether Henry's arc needed a happier ending.
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