Circumstances force the unstructured yet charming Danish Bohemian novelist, Simon, to share his flat in Copenhagen with the very organized and beautiful Swedish lawyer, Malou. Simon dreams of children and a family. Malou is solely focused on her career. Despite being in opposition they warm up to each other. But even though opposites do attract - can they also manage to live together? Against all odds their meeting sets of a chain of events, which will ultimately change their lives forever.
Acting
Tuva Novotny's icy thaw is chef's kiss Scandinavian restraint.
Production
That flat is the third lead—every bookshelf tells a story.
Writing
Actually funny Danish-Swedish banter, not dubbed nonsense.
Director
Theis Mølstrøm Christensen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Joel Kinnaman filmed this right before his international breakout in 'The Killing'—you can practically see him calculating his exit strategy.
The Danish-Swedish rivalry jokes hit different if you know they fought 27 wars; the flat-share is basically a peace treaty.
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