Ditte owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous bakery dynasty, Rheinwald, and when her beloved, but dominating father comes down with a serious illness, Ditte is faced with the grueling decision: To pursue her own dreams, or to continue the legacy of her family.
Acting
Lene Maria Christensen's silent screams of repressed rage.
Direction
Fischer Christensen's unflinching close-ups that refuse to look away.
Production
The bakery itself—a warm prison of flour and expectation.
Director
Pernille Fischer Christensen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Denmark's 'Golden Age' of social realist cinema, reflecting the country's struggle with progressive individualism clashing with traditional welfare-state family values.
Director Pernille Fischer Christensen cast her own father-in-law, Jesper Christensen, as the domineering patriarch—reportedly their family dinners were 'complicated' during filming.
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