The Celebration
A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech dislodges all the masks, which finally fall completely as the father-son conflict intensifies and the bewildered guests look on.
Drama
Nordic Film, Sveriges Television (SVT), Nimbus Film Productions
Ulrich Thomsen as Christian Klingenfeldt, Henning Moritzen as Faderen Helge Klingenfeldt, Thomas Bo Larsen as Michael, Paprika Steen as Helene, Birthe Neumann as Moderen, Trine Dyrholm as Pia, Helle Dolleris as Mette, Therese Glahn as Michelle, Klaus Bondam as Toastmasteren, Bjarne Henriksen as Kim, Gbatokai Dakinah as Gbatokai, Lars Brygmann as Receptionisten, Lene Laub Oksen as Linda, Linda Laursen as Birthe, John Boas as Farfar, Erna Boas as Farmor, Thomas Vinterberg as Taxidriver, Kaj Rasmussen as , Robert Strandgård as , Gry Worre Hallberg as , Lasse Lunderskov as Onklen