''Max Pinlig'' (Danish for ''Max Embarrassing'') is a 2008 Danish film directed by from a screenplay by Tommy Bredsted, Mette Horn and Lotte Svendsen, based on the Danish children's tv series ''Max'' that aired on

DR1 DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week. Besides it ...

from 2007 to 2008.Max sjov underholdning
29 December 2012. (in Danish). ''

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''. Retrieved 9 June 2021. It won the

Robert Award for Best Children's Film The Robert Award for Best Children's Film ( da, Robert Prisen for årets børne- og ungdomsfilm) is one of the merit awards presented by the Danish Film Academy at the annual Robert Awards ceremony. The award has been handed out since 2002. Honor ...

at the

26th Robert Awards The 26th Robert Awards ceremony was held on 1 February 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organized by the Danish Film Academy, the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 2008. Honorees Best Danish Film * ''Terribly Happy'' – He ...

.Robert-vindere 2009
(in Danish). Danish Film Institute (DFI). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

Premise

Max has a crush on school classmate Ofelia, but he is too shy to tell her. Meanwhile, he becomes more popular with the cool kids at his school but has to stop hanging out with his old friends Esther and Hassan; the situation gets worse when Max's embarrassing mother intervenes.

Cast

* as Max * as Max's mother *

Lars Bom Lars Bom (Olesen) (born 8 April 1961) is a Danish actor, educated at The Danish National School of Theatre in 1985. Lars Bom has worked in various roles in Theatre, Film and Television, and won the Best Actor award at the Italian Fantafestival i ...

as Steen Cold *

Louise Mieritz Louise Mieritz (born 30 April 1971 in Århus) is a Danish actress, best known for her roles in the Dogme 95 films ''The Idiots'' and '. Partial filmography * ''The Idiots'' (1998) * ' (2003) * ' (2004) * '' Anklaget'' (2005) * ' (2005) * ''Th ...

as Ulla *

Rasmus Bjerg Rasmus Bjerg (born 28 July 1976) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer. He has enjoyed much success alongside Jonas Schmidt, in series like '' P.I.S. - Politiets Indsats Styrke'', '' Wulffmorgenthaler'', '' Dolph & Wulff'' and ''Jul i Verdens ...

as Carlo * as Esther * as Hassan *

Ophelia Eriksen Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama '' Hamlet'' (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends u ...

as Ofelia *

Signe Wenneberg Signe or Signy is a feminine given name used in the Nordic and Baltic countries, derived from Old Norse ''sigr'' (victory) and ''nýr'' (new), which may refer to: *Signe (Finnish princess), a legendary Finnish princess * Signy, two heroines i ...

as Signe Cold * Anders Hove as Mogens *

Rasmus Berg Jensen Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title cha ...

as Nicklas * as Marianne * William Horn as William *

Sarah Muldgaard Enoch Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious ...

as Alma *

Lisa Littauer Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), ...

as Bibi * Caroline Henderson as Ofelias tante

Release

The film was released in Danish theatres on 5 December 2008 and sold a total of 163,473 tickets.

Accolades

''Max Pinlig'' won the

at the

. At the

62nd Bodil Awards The 62nd Bodil Awards were held on 1 March 2009 in Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen, Denmark, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1009. Lasse Rimmer hosted the event. Henrik Ruben Genz's '' Terribly Happy'' was the big winner at the cere ...

, Mette Agnete Horn was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role, but lost to Lene Maria Christensen in ''

Terribly Happy ''Terribly Happy'' ( da, Frygtelig lykkelig) is a 2008 Danish crime film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name from 2004. Plot Copenhagen policeman Robert Hansen has been reassigned by his supervisor, th ...

''.

Sequels

Subsequently, the film received two sequels; '' Max Pinlig 2: sidste skrig'' in 2011 and ' in 2012.Max Pinlig 3 – på Roskilde
(in Danish). ''Filmstriben''. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt1332059 *
Max Pinlig
' at the

Danish Film Database The Danish Film Database ( da, Filmdatabasen, formerly Danish National Filmography, Danish: ''Danmarks Nationalfilmografi''), is a database maintained by the Danish Film Institute (DFI) about Danish films since 1896 including silent films, short fi ...

(in Danish) 2008 films Danish children's films 2000s children's films