''Freedom on Parole'' ( da, Frihed på prøve) is a 2010 Danish

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

written and directed by and starring

Erik Clausen Erik Clausen (born 7 March 1942) is a Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has directed fourteen films since 1981. His 2007 film ''Temporary Release'' was entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival The 29th Mosco ...

Helene Egelund Helene Egelund (born 15 February 1965) is a Danish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 1986. Selected filmography References External links * 1965 births Living people Danish film actresses {{Denmark-a ...

, Jesper Asholt, and . The film was produced by Clausen Film and distributed by

Nordisk Film Nordisk Film A/S (lit. "Nordic Film") is a Danish entertainment company established in 1906 in Copenhagen by filmmaker Ole Olsen. It is the fourth-oldest film studio in the world behind the Gaumont Film Company, Pathé, and Titanus ...

, and follows up on themes in Clausen's 2007 film ''

Temporary Release Temporary licence, formally called release on temporary licence (ROTL) and also informally known as temporary release, is a form of temporary parole for prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of ...

''.

Plot

The middle-aged petty criminal John is released on probation. John travels to Jutland to help his son, who by his own admission is knee deep in shit. Finally, John has a chance to be the father, he always wanted to be. John does everything to solve his son and daughter-in-law's problems. But the reality is more varied, and when John finds out that he is the grandfather of a colored child, that he will have to take three different jobs, that he falls in love, and that he is a hunted man.

Cast

as John *

as Jeanne * Jesper Asholt as Bo * as Mads Ole * as Kenneth * as Bettina * as Sømmet (as Elith 'Nulle' Nykjær) *

Peter Plaugborg Peter Plaugborg (born 12 April 1980) is a Danish actor. Filmography References External links * 1980 births Living people Danish male film actors {{Denmark-actor-stub ...

as Originalen * as Fru Sørensen * as Muhammedtegneren

References

External links

* * * 2010 films 2010s Danish-language films Danish comedy-drama films Films shot in Denmark Films directed by Erik Clausen 2010 comedy-drama films {{2010s-comedy-drama-film-stub