Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- Danish
- Country
- Denmark, Sweden
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Danish — subtitles on.
The story
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.
- daughter
- depression
- infidelity
- child abuse
- suicide
- parent child relationship
- birthday
- country house
- twin sister
- trauma
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Birthe Neumann — Moderen
- Trine Dyrholm — Pia
- Helle Dolleris — Mette
- Therese Glahn — Michelle
- Klaus Bondam — Toastmasteren
- Bjarne Henriksen — Kokken
- Gbatokai Dakinah — Gbatokai
- Lasse Lunderskov — Onklen
- Lars Brygmann — Receptionisten
- Lene Laub Oksen — Søsteren
- Linda Laursen — Birthe
- Directed
- Thomas Vinterberg
- Written
- Mogens Rukov, Thomas Vinterberg
Production
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 1,282 ratings
- Studio
- DR, SVT, Nimbus Film
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
