FESTEN (1998) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Thomas Vinterberg

Written by - Thomas Vinterberg, Morgens Rukov

Starring - Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Mortizen, Thomas Bo Larsen

"Vinterberg’s Dogma 95 establishing work is an originally appealing family drama thriller with shocking, horrific, heartbreaking and sometimes hysterical developments. The cinematographic language is part of the story but does not overshadow it, it rather makes the whole thing feel more realistic, more genuine and hard hittingly sincere as we follow the story of a family woman’s sixtieth birthday and we uncover hidden family mysteries. Certainly influential and inspiring, as well as originally beautiful work that feels like a landscape cinematic work of the nineties."

Drama, Denmark/Sweden