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Fish Out of Water

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Original title

De frigjorte

Year

1993

Running time

97 min.

Country

Denmark

Director

Erik Clausen

Screenwriter

Erik Clausen, John Nehm, Søren Skjær, Sanni Sylvester

Cast

Music

Mikkel Håkonsson, Kim Larsen, Henning Pold

Cinematography

Claus Loof

Producer

ASA Film Produktion ApS, Cosmos, Nordisk Film

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

The early 1990's: 300,000 Danes are out of work. Viggo, a machinist with two grown children, is silent about feelings, scared he'll lose his job, loud about the value of trade unionism, interested in his pet fish, and argumentative at dinner. His wife Oda puts up with his moods and works on family genealogy. When Viggo is laid off, he becomes a fish out of water, hardly looking for work, starting a garden, and taking up with Karen, a polished but unhappy widow. He lies to his wife about a union training and goes to Mallorca with Karen. When she stops the affair, Viggo ends up in a psychiatric ward and must figure out what's really important in his life and in his character.

Awards: 1994: Robert Festival (Denmark): Best Supporting Actress (Anne Marie Helger)

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Fish Out of Water

1993

Erik Clausen