Summaries

A successful Danish family faces agonizing choices when its charismatic patriarch falls ill.

Ditte (Lene Maria Christensen) owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend (Pilou Asbæk) and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous bakery dynasty, Rheinwald, and when her beloved, but dominating father (Jesper Christensen) comes down with a serious illness, Ditte is faced with the grueling decision: To pursue her own dreams, or to continue the legacy of her family. A Family is a moving and modern story about complicated family ties, the new wife, the new kids - and about following your dreams to find your own place in history.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • family relationships
  • father daughter relationship
  • girl
  • denmark
  • autonomy
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 23, 2011
Countries of origin Denmark
Language Danish
Filming locations Hørsholm, Sjælland, Denmark
Production companies Film i Väst Det Danske Filminstitut

Box office

Gross worldwide $1262623

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 42m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Ditte (Lene Maria Christensen) owns a gallery, has a loving boyfriend (Pilou Asbæk) and her dream job in New York is within reach. But Ditte is also the youngest generation of the famous bakery dynasty, Rheinwald, and when her beloved, but dominating father (Jesper Christensen) comes down with a serious illness, Ditte is faced with the grueling decision: To pursue her own dreams, or to continue the legacy of her family. A Family is a moving and modern story about complicated family ties, the new wife, the new kids and about following your dreams to find your own place in history.

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