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The Guest

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Critics Reviews

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com 1d
A stunner not solely because of the tough situation it presents, but primarily because it moves beyond an engaging premise to become a work whose well-drawn characters invite hard-earned poignancy without begging for easy forgiveness. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 2d
4/5
Danish actor Trine Dyrholm gives a magnetic performance with all guns blazing in this intensely painful, uncomfortable but also sometimes uncomfortably funny film from writer-director Mads Mengel. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 2d
Key to the film’s success is the fact Dyrholm’s performance so effectively blurs the line between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily 1d
The beauty of Mengel’s film is that the horror of the situation is always in the anticipation, mirroring the awful reality of living with mental illness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Mads Mengel

Director

Simon Bennebjerg

Karl

Josephine Park

Rikke

Trine Dyrholm

Vibeke

Mette Klakstein Wiberg

Emilie

Kristine Kujath Thorp

Emma

Movie Info

Director
Mads Mengel
Producer
Victor Cunha
Screenwriter
Mads Mengel, Christian Bengtson
Production Co
Monolit Film ApS
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Danish
Runtime
1h 39m