Kaj is a stubborn man with a great deal of pride. The former chef lives in a council flat. He has wasted his life and is now on a council job training scheme for the long-term unemployed, where he refuses to let the foreman of the activation project boss him about. When Kaj's daughter, with whom he has not been in touch for nineteen years, moves into the same council estate on the run from her violent husband, a change comes over Kaj. His initial instinct is to avoid her, but by chance he ends up helping to look after Jonas, her six-year-old son. For the first time for years Kaj need not survive on his own devices. Now he has responsibilities and a family of his own.
| Original title | Bænken |
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| Danish title | Bænken |
| Director | Per Fly |
| Screenplay | Per Fly, Kim Leona |
| Producer | Ib Tardini |
| Director of Photography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Editor | Morten Giese |
| Composer | Halfdan E |
| Production designer | Søren Gam |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard, Jette Termann |
| Appearance | Jesper Christensen, Marius Sonne Janischefska, Stine Holm Joensen, Nicolaj Kopernikus |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Domestic distribution | United International Pictures |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 27.10.2000 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Helsingør, Svendborg, Kolding, Palads (Århus), Grand, Astoria (Aalborg), Café Biografen (Odense), Gladsaxe Bio, Øst for Paradis (Århus), Gentofte Kino, Albertslund Bio |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Production company | Zentropa Entertainments |
| Domestic distribution | United International Pictures |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Per Fly |
| Assistant director | Linda Daae |
| Casting | Rie Hedegaard |
| Casting | Jette Termann |
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Script |
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| Script | Per Fly |
| Script | Kim Leona |
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Production |
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| Producer | Ib Tardini |
| Line producer | Jens Arnoldus |
| Executive producer | Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Production manager | Charlotte Kirkeby |
| Post-producton coordinator | Anne Katrine Andersen |
| Post-production assistant | Helle Tang |
| Consultant | Anders Kjærhauge |
| Consultant | Mikael Olsen |
| Production assistant | Sarita Christensen |
| Production assistant | Troels Asmussen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Jørgen Johansson |
| Camera operator | Ian N. Tomkins |
| Video assistant | Michael Tøt |
| Video assistant | Pelle Folmer |
| Video assistant | Katja Olsen |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Ole Kragh-Jacobsen |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Best boy | Thomas Ditzel |
| Best boy | Thomas Petersen |
| Lighting supervisor | Michael Kreutzmann |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Morten Giese |
| Assistant editor | Pelle Folmer |
| Assistant editor | Carsten Søsted |
| Online editor | Torben Ager Andersen |
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Music |
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| Music | Halfdan E |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Søren Gam |
| Set dresser | Tine Hieronymus Nielsen |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Louize Nissen |
| Dresser | Anja Clifford Worm |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Charlotte Laustsen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Mick Raaschou |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
| Foley assistant | Christian H. Lund |
| Sound assistant | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Boom operator | Kasper Munck-Hansen |
| Dolby consultant | Mark Kenna |
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Visual effects |
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| Color timing | Michael Nielsen |
| Consultant | Tove Jystrup |
| Colourist | Rasmus Worsøe |
| Title design | Søren B. Ebbe |
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Appearance |
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| Kaj | Jesper Christensen |
| Jonas | Marius Sonne Janischefska |
| Liv | Stine Holm Joensen |
| Stig | Nicolaj Kopernikus |
| Kim | Jens Albinus |
| Connie | Sarah Boberg |
| Bo | Benjamin Boe Rasmussen |
| Lars | Lars Brygmann |
| Kaptajnen | Lars Ranthe |
| Hr. Nandrup | Holger Perfort |
| Lis | Britta Lillesøe |
| Receptionist | Ann Kristine Schmidt |
| Kims nabo | Anette Støvelbæk |
| Irene | Rikke Bendsen |
| Købmand | Ali Kahn |
| Tarzan | Erik Rasmussen |
| Michael | Michael Bengtson |
| Kim | Kim Lerche Nielsen |
| Indvandrerdreng | Yousef Sundoo |
| Indvandrerdreng | Fraz Jamil |
| Carsten | Erik Hovby Jørgensen |
| Mand | Søren Malling |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Bænken [Score] | 2000 | Halfdan E |
| Le grand café | 2000 | Phillippe Lhommet |
| Requiem | 2000 | Antonin Rejcha |
| My tomorrow | 2000 | Halfdan E |
| Mariehønen Evigglad | 2000 | Henning Hansen |
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