She planned her father's death down to the week. Nobody told him the schedule.
Nete is a tough woman of 37 who runs her job, husband, and teenage daughter with a firm and efficient hand. Her father suddenly becomes ill. Seriously ill. Nete forces a doctor to tell her how much time he has left. 3 weeks, hardly any longer. Nete's father becomes bitter and introvert, but Nete insists that he come to live with her and her family the few weeks he has left. "You should die with your family." Nete's father moves in and puts even more strain on Nete's family and everyday life. They all try to cope with the situation - he has only three weeks left, and you don't argue with a dying man. Three weeks pass by. A month. Nete's father does not die, his appetite comes back, the doctors begin to have doubts as to the prognosis, and Nete has a problem.
Acting
Paprika Steen's controlled meltdown is a masterclass.
Writing
Danish scripts that make dysfunction delicious.
Director
Jesper W. Nielsen
Paprika Steen
Nete
Ole Ernst
Nete's father
Molly Egelind
Katrine
Trine Dyrholm
Trisse
Lotte Andersen
Janni
Jesper Christensen
Doctor
Nicolaj Kopernikus
Martin
Laura Drasbæk
Tanja
Troels Lyby
Kristian
Birthe Neumann
Undertaker
Henrik Prip
Nete's boss
Lars Ranthe
Assistance client
Mette Agnete Horn
Assistance client
Michael Moritzen
Clairvoyant
Casper Steffensen
Mikkel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak Dogme-adjacent Danish cinema—raw, handheld, and deeply uncomfortable about family.
Paprika Steen and director Jesper W. Nielsen were married; their creative divorce energy fuels every frame of Nete's unraveling.
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