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The Bench

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An alcoholic (Jesper Christensen) tries to reconcile with the daughter (Stine Holm Joensen) he abandoned 19 years earlier.

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Audience Member A simple yet quite engrossing tale from Denmark. Some aspects of the plot do not seem to be fully developed and it's a far from original story but it is delivered in a solid manner. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I haven't seen a bad Danish film yet. Moving and with understated performances, it matches the class realism of Ken Loach. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Brilliant moving and masterfull film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Another great Danish movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member meget bra dansk samfunnsrealisme fyll, ulækre mennesker, vold og drama skal se Arven og Drapet etterhvert trilogien til Per Fly går for å være gode greier Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie by director Per Fly and actor Jesper Christensen Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An alcoholic (Jesper Christensen) tries to reconcile with the daughter (Stine Holm Joensen) he abandoned 19 years earlier.
Director
Per Fly
Producer
Ib Tardini
Screenwriter
Per Fly, Kim Leona
Production Co
Zentropa Entertainment
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Danish
Runtime
1h 30m