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Soap

2006

1h 43m

Comedy

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Charlotte (Trine Dyrholm), the owner of a beauty salon, breaks up with her abusive boyfriend and moves into her own apartment. Below her lives Veronica (David Dencik), a preoperative transsexual. The two become tentative friends after Charlotte saves Veronica's life, and Veronica protects Charlotte from her ex-lover. Both are surprised and confused when friendship turns into romance.

Ruthe Stein

San Francisco Chronicle

Fear of Flying never got made into a movie. But imagine a 21st century version transported to Denmark with a transsexual thrown in for added titillation, and you've got the gist of the amusing melodrama Soap.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 22, 2006

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Another week, another movie about a depressed transsexual hooker.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 3, 2006

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

... the film is an anti-soap opera in the trappings of an old- fashioned sudsfest.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2006

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Ted Murphy

Murphy's Movie Reviews

While I might want to applaud Fischer Christensen for attempting to say something pertinent about gender roles and stereotypes, there is something curiously lacking in the characters.

Rated: C

Jul 14, 2007

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Director Pernille Fischer Christensen is striving, I suspect, for a quiet seriousness and a respectful approach to transsexualism, but there's a point beyond which quiet seriousness becomes too-staid solemnity.

Feb 21, 2007

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

A smart and assured spin on traditional soap-opera tropes.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 3, 2006

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Audience Member

It's a surprisingly good movie. At first I didn't expect it to be good, but it really was. I loved the characters and the story. It was very touching and dramatic. I will surely recommend it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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I love voice-over when done right, and here it certainly is. The story is mildly interesting, even if the characters are not entirely likeable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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[2006 @Spot Theatre]

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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A terrible mismatch of a movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Trine Dyrholm is really, super awesome - sort of a Scandinavian Isabelle Huppert.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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A strange relationship between a self-absorbed woman & a self-denied transsexual-wannabe. The execution however is rather cold & boring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Charlotte

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Elsebeth Steentoft

Veronica's Mother

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Synopsis

Charlotte (Trine Dyrholm), the owner of a beauty salon, breaks up with her abusive boyfriend and moves into her own apartment. Below her lives Veronica (David Dencik), a preoperative transsexual. The two become tentative friends after Charlotte saves Veronica's life, and Veronica protects Charlotte from her ex-lover. Both are surprised and confused when friendship turns into romance.

Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen
Producer: Lars Bredo Rahbek
Screenwriter: Pernille Fischer Christensen, Kim Fupz Aakeson
Production Co: Nimbus Film ApS
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Danish
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 3, 2006
Release Date (DVD): Feb 6, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby