Den skaldede frisør

"It started when everything was over."

Sep 6 2012 R 1h 56m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.

Plot

Ida (Trine Dyrholm), a Danish woman who has just finished her cancer treatments, walks in on her suffering husband in bed with his young co-worker. She travels alone to their daughter's wedding, which is to take place in Italy, but meets the father of the groom, Philip (Pierce Brosnan), and immediately makes a bad first impression. At the seaside villa where Philip once lived with his wife, conflicts, and not just between the soon-to-be newlyweds. But first impressions fade, and Ida might find her chance for another life.

Written by

Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier

Directed by

Susanne Bier

Production Countries

Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Germany

Production Companies

ZDF/Arte, Zentropa International Berlin, Film i Väst, Zentropa International France, Slot Machine, Lumière & Co., SVT, DR, ARTE France Cinéma, Longride, Network Movie, Zentropa International Sweden, Zentropa Entertainments

Languages

English, Italiano, Dansk

Awards

5 wins & 14 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
15,161
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA