Mifune
1999 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · 66% critics
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 Award — Best Nordic Feature Film · 1999
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2000 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 1999 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 1999 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Anders W. Berthelsen
as Kresten
Iben Hjejle
as Liva
Jesper Asholt
as Rud
Sofie Gråbøl
as Claire
- ET
Emil Tarding
as Bjarke
Anders Hove
as Gerner
Paprika Steen
as Pernille
Mette Bratlann
as Nina
Susanne Storm
as Hanne
Ellen Hillingsø
as Lykke
Directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen