Family Matters
Jan discovers he was adopted as a child.
1993 · 1h 38m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Susanne Bier
Overview
Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.
Director and cast
- Susanne Bier Director
- Ghita Nørby as Jan's mother
- Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Håkon Borelius
- Philip Zandén as Jan
- Ana Padrão as Constança
- Filipe Ferrer as Frederico
- Isabel de Castro as Abbedisse
- Laurinda Ferreira as Hotel Receptionist
- Adelaide João as Maid
- Cecília Guimarães as Psychiatry patient
- Troels Asmussen as Kokkeelev
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