Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job training scheme for the long-term unemployed, where he refuses to let the foreman of the activation project boss him about. When Kaj's daughter, with whom he has not been in touch for nineteen years, moves into the same council estate on the run from her violent husband, a change comes over Kaj. His initial instinct is to avoid her, but by chance he ends up helping to look after Jonas, her six-year-old son. For the first time for years Kaj need not survive on his own devices. Now he has responsibilities and a family of his own.
| Original title | Bænken |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Bænken |
| Director | Per Fly |
| Screenplay | Per Fly, Kim Leona |
| Producer | Ib Tardini |
| Director of Photography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Editor | Morten Giese |
| Composer | Halfdan E. |
| Production designer | Søren Gam |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard, Jette Termann |
| Appearance | Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
| Domestic distribution | United International Pictures |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 27.10.2000 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Helsingør, Svendborg, Kolding, Palads (Århus), Grand, Astoria (Aalborg), Café Biografen (Odense), Gladsaxe Bio, Øst for Paradis (Århus), Gentofte Kino, Albertslund Bio |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
|---|---|---|
| Audience Award | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 |
| Int. Church Prize, Best Actor | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 |
| NDR, Förderpreis | 2000 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 2000 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Taipei Film Festival | 2007-06-22 |
| Thessaloniki International Film Festival | 2006-03-27 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2006-01-27 |
| Lithuania Scanorama Film Forum | 2004-11-11 |
| Moscow - Royal Danish Embassy | 2003-04-05 |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2002-07-24 |
| Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 2001-12-01 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2001-11-01 |
| Malmö, BUFF | 2001-03-13 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2001-01-26 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2000-11-02 |
| Hamburg FilmFest GmbH | 2000-09-25 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 2000-08-27 |
| Cannes, Festival de | 2000-05-10 |
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