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En Helt Almindelig Familie (2020)

Drama | 93 minutes
3,26 116 votes

Genre: Drama / Family

Duration: 93 minuten

Alternative title: A Perfectly Normal Family

Country: Denmark

Directed by: Malou Reymann

Stars: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Neel Rønholt and Kaya Toft Loholt

IMDb score: 6,8 (1.552)

Releasedate: 20 February 2020

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En Helt Almindelig Familie plot

When Emma's father says that he wants to go through life as a woman from now on, his youngest daughter is completely thrown off balance. Thomas then quickly changes into Agnete: a woman with flowy dresses who suddenly doesn't seem to like football anymore. Who is this new father? And how can Emma deal with this new situation?

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mrklm

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Although this concerns a family whose father undergoes gender reassignment surgery, the film actually revolves around the universal theme of the effects of a divorce on the family. At the center is Emma [Kaya Toft Loholt], the younger of two daughters, who is especially afraid of losing her father. Her almost 14-year-old older sister Caro [Rigmor Ranthe] also seems to accept the new situation easily, which makes Emma feel that she is all in it.

The cleverly chosen title makes it clear that these are tensions that every 'completely normal family' has to deal with. It is striking that Emma does not remain in her emotion. She is overjoyed when she can cuddle the family dog and also enjoys a game of foosball. And despite all the struggles, she pays a beautiful musical tribute to her sister on his 14th birthday in one of the most moving scenes in the film. Although the theme of gender reversal is the most obvious, this is a movie about family relationships in general and those between two sisters in particular. Emma is helpless without Caroline's support, but together they can take on the whole world

The flashbacks are disturbing and the ending is not very meaningful, but the disarming performance of the two young actresses, as well as Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Thomas/Anjete, make this more than worth it.

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BBarbie

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Puberty often goes "ouch". It is therefore understandable that the youngest daughter (daddy's favourite) of a perfectly normal family has a hard time when her parents divorce, because father wants to go through life as a woman from now on.

Apart from a few embarrassing moments, director Malou Reymann has made an entertaining and rather light-hearted film about this transgender story, reportedly drawing from his own experiences. Unfortunately, the film gradually fades away a bit because of more of the same. But it is nevertheless a great film overall with a nice "Dutch intermezzo" around Hadewych Minis.

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Lavrot

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So hey, I'm completely blown away here by a piece of acting from the top shelf. Great choice to explain the drama from the perspective of the youngest daughter. Yes, those Danes and their families (Von Trier can also do some of them) tell (universal) stories like few others can. Cutting it up with the so-called authentic family videos made everything even more comprehensible. Top.

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