The Guest
At a luxury seaside hotel, Karl and Emilie are preparing for their son’s naming party, when Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, suddenly turns up uninvited. Karl want’s her gone, but his sister, Rikke, insists there won’t be any issues. Over one tense weekend, old patterns and buried wounds surface in front of in-laws and guests — until the celebration fractures into a collision.
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Cast
6 people
Trine Dyrholm
Vibeke
Known for
Queen of Hearts
3096 Days
Simon Bennebjerg
Karl
Known for
The Promised Land
The Guilty
Josephine Park
Rikke
Known for
The Nurse
The Investigation
Mette Klakstein
Emilie
Also in
Sukkerfar
Cinde-fucking-rella
Peter Gantzler
Frank
Known for
The Boss of It All
In China They Eat Dogs
Petrine Agger
Kirsten
Known for
Borgen
The Chestnut Man
Mads Mengel Director · Christian Bengtson Writer Lasse Aagaard Composer
First release July 5, 2026 · Produced in Denmark · Original title Gæsten
Production
Monolit Film
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Gæsten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Czechia · July 5, 2026
Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark · November 5, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
July 11, 2026 · Premiere · Nordic Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Georgia
September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Batumi International Art-House Film Festival
Germany
November 5, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg
Italy
October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
Latvia
October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
South Korea
October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland
September 27, 2026 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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