Oh Happy Day

Nov 5 2004 Not Rated 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama, Music

Hannah (Lotte Andersen) is a housewife in a village Zealand, where she is married to the sad Carsten (Mikael Birkkjær). She sings in the mammal church choir along with his outspoken sister (Ditte Gråbøl). A choirmaster in transit - the black Jackson - get fired up during the chorus, as soon singing and joy - and Hannah is experiencing new feelings.

Plot

A Baptist preacher from Harlem gets stranded in a provincial Danish town, after a bus accident involving his touring gospel choir. Alone amidst suspicious Danes, he teaches the local church choir to sing gospel music and touches the life of one bored housewife in particular.

Written by

Lotte Andersen, Jannik Johansen, Hella Joof

Directed by

Hella Joof

Cast

Lotte Andersen, Malik Yoba, Ditte Gråbøl

Crew

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Production Countries

Denmark

Production Companies

Fine & Mellow Productions

Languages

Dansk

Awards

8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
847
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA