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Gaven

Gaven

2008Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
Drama
6.2
IMDB Rating
211 votes

On Simon's 29th birthday his mentally ill father, who has been absent from his and his older brother Jens' lives for many years, turns up uninvited - declaring that he wants to give him a Triumph sports car. A start of a special day.

Director
Niels Gråbøl
Writers
Rasmus Botoft, Niels Gråbøl
Stars
Henning Jensen, Jakob Cedergren, Paw Henriksen
Release Date
April 17, 2008
Language
Danish
Country
Denmark
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Henning Jensen
Henning Jensen
as Mogens
Jakob Cedergren
Jakob Cedergren
as Jens
Paw Henriksen
Paw Henriksen
as Simon
Karen-Lise Mynster
Karen-Lise Mynster
as Susanne
👤
Lisbeth Wulff
as Stine
👤
Rita Angela
as Mormor
👤
William Rosenberg
as Henry
👤
Wili Valdemar
as Jonas
👤
Rasmus Botoft
as Forvagt
👤
Stine Bæk Iversen
as Syg Kvinde - Psykiatrisk

💰 Box Office

$174,882
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Copenhagen, Denmark
Production
Tju-Bang Film, Nordisk Film ShortCut, Mainstream

🏷️ Keywords

birthdaymental illnessfather son relationshipgiftcopenhagen denmark

🎯 Categories

DanishDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A touching, tragic and funny story of deranged family father
by OJT2015-03-10
7/10

"It's Simon's 29th birthday, and the celebration is just about to start, when his father Mogens, who has not been part of his and his older brother Jens' lives for many years, suddenly turns up. He declares that he wants to give Simon as special gift, a two seater Triumph sports car. Quite soon after arriving, Mogens act violently when the brother aren't ready to go fetch the car right away. It turns out that Mogens is mentally ill and has been in and out of hospital for years, and as he becomes more and more agitated and violent, Jens has to take him back to the hospital. B..."

📖 Synopsis

On Simon's 29th birthday his mentally ill father, who has been absent from his and his older brother Jens' lives for many years, turns up uninvited - declaring that he wants to give him a Triumph sports car. A start of a special day.