''A Perfectly Normal Family'' is a 2020 Danish drama film directed by Malou Reymann and starring

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, Neel Rønholt, Kaya Toft Loholt and Rigmor Ranthe. The film premiered at the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, before releasing in Denmark on 20 February 2020.

Cast

as Thomas / Agnete *Kaya Toft Loholt as Emma *Rigmor Ranthe as Caroline *Neel Rønholt as Helle *

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as Naja *

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as Petra *

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as Vibeke *

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as grandfather *Peter Zandersen as Peter *Omar Abdel-Galil as Youssef *Shireen Rasool Elahi Panah as Sofia *Wilfred Schandorff Worsøe as Casper

Reception

The film has rating on

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. Sophie Monks Kaufman of ''

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'' awarded the film two stars out of five. Jay Weissberg of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review, calling it "an engagingly sincere picture of good people trying to negotiate barely charted territory to the best of their abilities."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfectly Normal Family Danish drama films 2020 films 2020 drama films Danish LGBT-related films Films about trans women 2020s Danish-language films 2020 LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films