A Fortunate Man
On his quest for happiness, Per decides to leave Jutland and an upbringing in a strict religious home. He runs from his family and his patriarch father, and sets sail towards Copenhagen to become an engineer. Parallel to his studies, he works on a visionary energy project based on wind and wave energy, a project so much ahead of its time, that professors consider him insane and far too self-confident. However, Per’s project becomes a success and he marries the beautiful Jakobe who is a part of a wealthy Jewish family. One would imagine that Per’s happiness now is made. But Per’s childhood keeps haunting him and his dogmatic family cannot accept his new life. Despite his luck and success, Per is unable to fully cut the strings to his strict religious background, and he now fears that he will repeat his father’s patriarchist behavior.
Bille August
Casts & Crew
Esben Smed Jensen
Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Benjamin Kitter
Julie Christiansen
Rasmus Bjerg
Ole Lemmeke
Sophie Marie Jeppesen
Tommy Kenter
Tammi Øst
Jens Albinus
Paul Hüttel
Anders Hove
Elsebeth Steentoft
Mei Oulund
Karl Fischer
Claus Flygare
Johannes Nymark
Mette Munk Plum
Peter Hald
Steffen Rode
Hans Dueholm
Morten Hauch-Fausbøll
Hans Holtegaard
Per Tofte Nielsen
Mikkel Becker Hilgart
Jesper Ole Feit Andersen
Finn Nielsen
Margit Holzhaider
Carsten Kressner
Bertram Cervantes Godiksen
Naja Spuur
Fenja Gramkow
Jonas Munck Hansen
Martin Ammundsen
Petrine Agger
Laura Kjær
Anja Owe
Nicolai Dahl Hamilton
Jakob Højlev Jørgensen
Elana Rønsbæk
Eliza Rønsbæk
Laura Hancock
Freja Sandberg
Mag. Schmuel Barzilai
Mikael Holst Nørlund
Marta Mleczek
Jacob Holm
Allan Arnby
Ulrich Mertel
Morten Bjørn
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