The Celebration (1998)★ 8.2/10
- Drama
Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg
Written by: Thomas Vinterberg, Mogens Rukov
Amidst an opulent sixtieth birthday celebration, Christian, the eldest son, orchestrates a confrontational after-dinner speech that unravels a web of family secrets, clashing with his revered father and exposing the hidden turmoil within. As masks fall away, the bewildered guests witness a gripping father-son conflict that challenges the veneer of respectability.
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Ulrich ThomsenChristian
Henning MoritzenFaderen
Thomas Bo LarsenMichael
Paprika SteenHelene
Birthe NeumannModeren
Trine DyrholmPiaHelle DollerisMetteTherese GlahnMichelleKlaus BondamToastmasteren
Bjarne HenriksenKokkenGbatokai DakinahGbatokaiLasse LunderskovOnklen
Lars BrygmannReceptionistenLene Laub OksenSøsterenLinda LaursenBirtheJohn BoasFarfarErna BoasFarmorBent HenningsenStatisterPoul KajbækStatisterVibeke DalsetStatisterJanne ThomsenStatisterAnette JakobsenStatisterPoul PetersenStatisterGulli SejrsenStatisterVibeke KaiserStatisterJohn JohnsenStatisterDan EilertsenStatisterSøren SøgreniStatisterAnnette JakobsenStatisterKate GoldschmidtStatisterJens NørringStatisterBent KaiserStatisterMaria MyrgårdStatisterPeter KragStatisterStig Poul HansenStatisterKaj RasmussenI KøkkenetRobert StrandgårdI KøkkenetGry Worre HallbergI KøkkenetRenéI KøkkenetChristine Louise JørgensenBørnDorte OlofsenBørnKasper OlofsenBørnEmilian SejersenBørnSusanne FunckBørnRosmarie JørgensenBørnLasse JacobsenBørnSigrid Aalbæk JensenBørnMikkel JacobsenBørnBirgitte SimonsenChristian's Friend (uncredited)
Thomas VinterbergTaxi Driver (uncredited)