Top Cast
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Iben Hjejle
Anna
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Troels Lyby
Ole
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Stine Stengade
Maria
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Henning Jensen
Hans
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Joachim Hauboff
Emil
Overview
A single mother and her young son experience a turbulent 24 hours when her ex-husband/their father is about to marry another woman.
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