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Family Matters

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Jan thinks he is Swedish-Danish, but after his mother's death he discovers he was adopted. As his world begins to fall apart, he decides to find his birth parents. The hunt leads him to Portugal - in a taxi - where more surprises await him.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1993-11-19

Runtime: 98 mins

Director: Susanne Bier

Writer: Lars Kjeldgård, Philip Zandén

Spoken language: Dansk, svenska

Genres: Drama

Original title: Family Matters

Production Companies: Zentropa Entertainments, SF Studios, Grupo de Estudios e Realizaçoês, Nordisk Film Denmark

Production Countries: Denmark, Portugal, Sweden

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