The Danish film En helt almindelig familie (2020) was shown in the U.S. with the translated title A Perfectly Normal Family. The movie was co-written and directed by Malou Reymann.
The film stars Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Thomas, a married man with two children. Thomas changes his gender, and becomes Agnete. Obviously, this puts tremendous stress on his children and his wife. However, the children are managing.
The real protagonist of the film is Agnete's younger daughter Emma, portrayed by Kaya Toft Loholt. Emma bears up reasonably well, considering the situation.
However, Agnete then decides to move to England for a new job. This is called abandonment. Changing gender is one thing. Leaving your teenage daughters behind is another. The film was well acted and very professional. However, director Reymann ends on a happy note, with the girls enjoying their visit to London. Everyone is smiling and happy, and it's supposed to be a feel-good picture. I didn't feel good about this picture, and the tacked-on happy ending didn't impress me.
We saw this film at Rochester's great ImageOut LGBTQ Film Festival. (This year it's virtual.) This movie has an IMDb rating of 7.0. I didn't like it, and rated it 4.
The film stars Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Thomas, a married man with two children. Thomas changes his gender, and becomes Agnete. Obviously, this puts tremendous stress on his children and his wife. However, the children are managing.
The real protagonist of the film is Agnete's younger daughter Emma, portrayed by Kaya Toft Loholt. Emma bears up reasonably well, considering the situation.
However, Agnete then decides to move to England for a new job. This is called abandonment. Changing gender is one thing. Leaving your teenage daughters behind is another. The film was well acted and very professional. However, director Reymann ends on a happy note, with the girls enjoying their visit to London. Everyone is smiling and happy, and it's supposed to be a feel-good picture. I didn't feel good about this picture, and the tacked-on happy ending didn't impress me.
We saw this film at Rochester's great ImageOut LGBTQ Film Festival. (This year it's virtual.) This movie has an IMDb rating of 7.0. I didn't like it, and rated it 4.