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Teddy Bear

2012 · 1h 32m · NOT RATED Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by Mads Matthiesen

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Overview

The 38-year-old bodybuilder Dennis would really like to find true love. He has never had a girlfriend and lives alone with his mother in a suburb of Copenhagen. When his uncle marries a girl from Thailand, Dennis decides to try his own luck on a trip to Pattaya, as it seems that love is easier to find in Thailand. He knows that his mother would never accept another woman in his life, so he lies and tells her that he is going to Germany. Dennis has never been out traveling before and the hectic Pattaya is a huge cultural shock for him. The intrusive Thai girls give big bruises to Dennis' naive picture of what love should be like, and he is about to lose hope when he unexpectedly meets the Thai woman Toi.

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93%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The sex and filial troubles of 308-pound persons are not exactly common. But Matthiesen has evoked both the pathos and courage in these troubles, and, with the help of this reticent giant, explores them enticingly.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

This wispy story is distinguished by its sweetness of spirit, and it comes straight from Kold.

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh

A heart-wrenching central performance anchors Mads Matthiesen's intimate, empathetic drama about a Danish bodybuilder who aims to grow up as he nears middle age.

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh

Matthiesen and his cast have created a believable space, and that ultimately helps give Teddy Bear the tension of a fine suspense film once Kold sits down across the kitchen table from Steentoft to speak his mind at last.

Noel Murray, AV Club
Fresh

A largely likable tale about a 38-year-old man-child trying finally to grow up.

Manohla Dargis, New York Times

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