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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.

Critics Reviews

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Ruthe Stein San Francisco Chronicle 12/22/2006
3/4
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. Go to Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post 11/03/2006
1/4
Another week, another movie about a depressed transsexual hooker. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 11/02/2006
3/5
... the film is an anti-soap opera in the trappings of an old- fashioned sudsfest. Go to Full Review Ted Murphy Murphy's Movie Reviews 07/14/2007
C
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. Go to Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher 02/21/2007
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. Go to Full Review Ken Fox TV Guide 11/03/2006
3.5/4
A smart and assured spin on traditional soap-opera tropes. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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07/12/2022 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! See more 12/15/2013 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. See more 07/05/2012 [2006 @Spot Theatre] See more 08/20/2011 A terrible mismatch of a movie. See more 05/15/2011 Trine Dyrholm is really, super awesome - sort of a Scandinavian Isabelle Huppert. See more 10/26/2010 A strange relationship between a self-absorbed woman & a self-denied transsexual-wannabe. The execution however is rather cold & boring. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Pernille Fischer Christensen

Director

Trine Dyrholm

Charlotte

David Dencik

Veronica

Frank Thiel

Kristian

Elsebeth Steentoft

Veronica's Mother

Jacob Lohmann

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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