On Simon's 29th birthday his father Mogens, who has not been part of his and his older brother Jens' lives for many years, suddenly turns up - declaring that he wants to give him a sports car. Mogens is mentally ill and has been in and out of hospital for years, and as he becomes more and more agitated and violent, Jens has to take him back to the hospital. However Mogens manages to talk Jens into helping him find the car. For one day and one night the two of them drive around Copenhagen looking for the car, and the trip becomes a moving odyssey where father and son will finally get to know one another.
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Cast
20 people
Jakob Cedergren
Jens
Known for
The Guilty
Submarino
Henning Jensen
Mogens
Known for
The Kingdom
When the Dust Settles
Karen-Lise Mynster
Susanne
Known for
When the Dust Settles
Battle
Paw Henriksen
Known for
A Beautiful Life
Brothers
Rita Angela
Known for
What We Become
William Rosenberg
Also in
Magic in Town
Facing the Truth
Lisbeth Wulff
Known for
Borgen
Christopher Palmelund Simonsen
Also in
Daisy Diamond
Rasmus Botoft
Known for
Dreambuilders
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Ulf Pilgaard
Known for
Nightwatch
Help! I'm a Fish
Lene Brøndum
Known for
The Olsen Gang Sees Red
Niels Gråbøl
Niels Gråbøl Director
Worldwide gross $2.2M · First release April 30, 2008 · Produced in Denmark
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,186,782
Production
Tju Bang Film
Production
Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Gaven
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · April 30, 2008
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