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Mifune

1999 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · 66% critics

RomanceComedyDrama

A newly married man with big career plans is pulled back to his rural childhood home after a family death, forcing him to juggle responsibilities he tried to leave behind. As he struggles to care for his isolated brother, a new housekeeper arrives with secrets of her own, stirring up messy feelings and hard choices.

Also known as Mifune's Last Song

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Details
Original title
Mifunes sidste sang
Years
1999
Release date
1999-03-12
Language
Danish
Runtime
98 min
Critic score
66/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (73 votes)
About

You may like this if you want a grounded, sometimes uncomfortable comedy-drama about family duty, class clashes, and imperfect people; Not for you if you need clear plot payoffs or light humor like Elling.

Pros: touching, human story; strong performances; subtle wit | Cons: uncomfortable moments; confusing side threads; uneven tone

Themes

  • mentally disabled
  • prostitute
  • rape
  • drowning
  • countryside
  • denmark
  • funeral
  • copenhagen, denmark
  • upper class
  • call girl
  • manager
  • boarding school
  • +3 more

Awards & recognition

  • Amanda AwardBest Nordic Feature Film · 1999
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2000 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actor · 1999 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Film · 1999 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actress · 1999 · nominated

Cast & crew