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The Guest

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Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter Jul 9
Moments of levity puncture the gloom, but the final feeling is one of numbed sorrow and pity for all these kind, fallible people, just trying to do their best. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety Jul 9
For all the anxiety it induces, “The Guest” has deep compassion for Vibeke, and for Karl and Rikke too — for those who shine brightest right before they flame out, and for the people nearest to them, who get burned. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Jul 7
A stunner not solely because of the tough situation it presents, but primarily because it moves beyond an engaging premise to become a work whose well-drawn characters invite hard-earned poignancy without begging for easy forgiveness. Go to Full Review Alex Billington FirstShowing.net Jul 19
7/10
The film bounces back & forth between being quite tender and heartfelt, and bonkers and intense once the yelling starts. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jul 16
3/5
From a filmmaking standpoint, Mengel isn’t doing anything uniquely innovative, but wholly succeeds in dropping us into a well-staged mire of familial dysfunction which remains captivating. Go to Full Review Olivia Popp Cineuropa Jul 15
The film ends on a curiously open-ended note, which ultimately feels more daring than Mengel offering a definitive solution to his protagonist’s predicament. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mads Mengel

Director

Simon Bennebjerg

Karl

Josephine Park

Rikke

Trine Dyrholm

Vibeke

Mette Klakstein Wiberg

Emilie

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Emma

Movie Info

Director
Mads Mengel
Producer
Victor Cunha
Screenwriter
Mads Mengel, Christian Bengtson
Production Co
Monolit Film ApS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Danish
Runtime
1h 39m