A Perfectly Normal Family

A Perfectly Normal Family (Danish: En helt almindelig familie) is a 2020 Danish drama film directed by Malou Reymann and starring Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Neel Rønholt, Kaya Toft Loholt and Rigmor Ranthe.^[1] The film premiered at the 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, before releasing in Denmark on 20 February 2020.^[2]

A Perfectly Normal Family
Film poster
Danish	En helt almindelig familie
Directed by	Malou Reymann
Written by	Malou Reymann Rune Schøtt-Wieth Maren Louise Käehne
Produced by	Matilda Appelin René Ezra
Starring	Mikkel Boe Følsgaard Neel Rønholt Kaya Toft Loholt Rigmor Ranthe
Cinematography	Sverre Sørdal
Edited by	Ida Bregninge
Release dates	January 2020 (2020-01) (IFFR) 20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) (Denmark)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish

Cast

• Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Thomas / Agnete
• Kaya Toft Loholt as Emma
• Rigmor Ranthe as Caroline
• Neel Rønholt as Helle
• Jessica Dinnage as Naja
• Hadewych Minis as Petra
• Tammi Øst as Vibeke
• Kristian Halken as grandfather
• Peter Zandersen as Peter
• Omar Abdel-Galil as Youssef
• Shireen Rasool Elahi Panah as Sofia
• Wilfred Schandorff Worsøe as Casper

Reception

The film has a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[3] Sophie Monks Kaufman of Empire awarded the film two stars out of five.^[4]

Jay Weissberg of Variety gave the film a positive review, calling it "an engagingly sincere picture of good people trying to negotiate barely charted territory to the best of their abilities."^[5]