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A Perfectly Normal Family

A Perfectly Normal Family

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A Perfectly Normal Family

2020

1h 33m

6.6(49 votes)

Drama

Overview

Emma has a perfectly normal family until one day it turns out her dad, Thomas, is transgender. As Thomas becomes Agnete, both father and daughter struggle to hold on to what they had while accepting that everything has changed.

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Nordisk Film Denmark

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Mikkel Boe Følsgaard

Thomas / Agnete

Kaya Toft Loholt

Kaya Toft Loholt

Emma

Rigmor Ranthe

Rigmor Ranthe

Caroline

Neel Rønholt

Neel Rønholt

Helle

Jessica Dinnage

Jessica Dinnage

Naja

Hadewych Minis

Hadewych Minis

Petra

Tammi Øst

Tammi Øst

Vibeke

Nicolai Dahl Hamilton

Nicolai Dahl Hamilton

Doctor

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Morfar

Peter Zandersen

Peter Zandersen

Peter

Creative team

Directed by: Malou Reymann
Written by: Malou Reymann
Produced by: Matilda Appelin
Rene Ezra

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