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Fish Out of Water

The early 1990s: 300,000 Danes are out of work. Viggo, a machinist with two grown children, is silent about feelings, scared he'll lose his job, loud about the value of trade unionism, interested in his pet fish, and argumentative at dinner. His wife Oda puts up with his moods and works on family genealogy. When Viggo is laid off, he becomes a fish out of water, hardly looking for work, starting a garden, and taking up with Karen, a polished but unhappy widow. He lies to his wife about a union training and goes to Mallorca with Karen. When she stops the affair, Viggo ends up in a psychiatric ward and must figure out what's really important in his life and in his character

Top Cast

  • Erik Clausen

    Erik Clausen

    Viggo

  • Helle Ryslinge

    Helle Ryslinge

    Oda

  • Leif Sylvester

    Leif Sylvester

    Iversen

  • Anne Marie Helger

    Anne Marie Helger

    Karen

  • Bjarne Liller

    Bjarne Liller

    Snedker

  • Torben Zeller

    Torben Zeller

    Carlsen

  • Lene Brøndum

    Lene Brøndum

    Fru Sørensen

  • Kjeld Løfting

    Kjeld Løfting

    Falsk Læge

  • Claus Bue

    Claus Bue

    Direktør

Overview

The early 1990s: 300,000 Danes are out of work. Viggo, a machinist with two grown children, is silent about feelings, scared he'll lose his job, loud about the value of trade unionism, interested in his pet fish, and argumentative at dinner. His wife Oda puts up with his moods and works on family genealogy. When Viggo is laid off, he becomes a fish out of water, hardly looking for work, starting a garden, and taking up with Karen, a polished but unhappy widow. He lies to his wife about a union training and goes to Mallorca with Karen. When she stops the affair, Viggo ends up in a psychiatric ward and must figure out what's really important in his life and in his character

Rating

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