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The Blessing

The Blessing

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Drama

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Overwhelmed and extra-sensitive, Katrine has a hard time coping when her more relaxed boyfriend, Andreas, takes a business trip just days after the birth of their first child. The fussy baby has difficulty breastfeeding, and vulnerable, insecure Katrine feels like a failure. When Katrine’s emotionally withholding mother Lise consents to stay for a few days, the two quickly fall into what are clearly familiar dysfunctional behavior patterns.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

23 April 2009

Country

Denmark

Cast

Lærke Winther

Lærke Winther

Katrine

Mads Riisom

Mads Riisom

Andreas

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Lise

Tina Gylling Mortensen

Tina Gylling Mortensen

Vibe

Benedikte Hansen

Benedikte Hansen

Dr. Marianne

Vibeke Hastrup

Vibeke Hastrup

Dr. Dorthe

Madeline Bratt Solis

Madeline Bratt Solis

Tristan Vridstoft

Tristan Vridstoft

Helle Merete Sørensen

Helle Merete Sørensen

Peter Plaugborg

Peter Plaugborg

Nanna Bøttcher

Nanna Bøttcher

Astrid Zenth

Astrid Zenth

Helene Nette Svahn Bovin

Helene Nette Svahn Bovin

Andrea Sofie Frederiksen

Andrea Sofie Frederiksen

Astrid Reinhardt

Astrid Reinhardt

Gry Guldager Jensen

Gry Guldager Jensen

Tilde Maja Frederiksen

Tilde Maja Frederiksen

Susan A. Olsen

Susan A. Olsen

Henrik Birch

Henrik Birch

Niklas Lundstrøm

Niklas Lundstrøm

Jacob Østergaard

Jacob Østergaard

Jens Lund-Andersen

Jens Lund-Andersen

Annie Jensen

Annie Jensen

Mette Cornelius-Knudsen

Mette Cornelius-Knudsen

Sysset Beyer

Sysset Beyer

Gretha Faisst

Gretha Faisst

Djamila Hansen

Djamila Hansen

Per Scheel Krüger

Per Scheel Krüger

Henrik Larsen

Henrik Larsen

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