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Family Matters is a danois film of genre Drama directed by Susanne Bier with Philip Zandén
Family Matters (1993)
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Add to a movie listFamily Matters is a 1993 Danish-Swedish-Portuguese drama film directed by Susanne Bier. Its original Danish title is Det bli'r i familien, which literally means "It stays in the family". The film stars Philip Zandén, Ghita Nørby, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, and Ana Padrao.
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On her deathbed Jan's mother tells him that he is adopted and that his biological mother is called Lilli. Jan seeks Lilli, who turns out to be an eccentric actress, and together they taxi to Portugal to find Jim's biological father. The mother and son get to know each other's good and bad sides, and on arrival in the south, Jan finds both the love of his life and his sister.Actors
Philip Zandén
(Jan)
Ghita Nørby
(Jan's mother)
Ernst-Hugo Järegård
(Håkon Borelius)
Ana Padrão
(Constança)
Isabel de Castro
(Abbedisse)
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