Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
| Original title | Når mor kommer hjem... |
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| Danish title | Når mor kommer hjem... |
| Other titles | Når mor kommer hjem |
| Director | Lone Scherfig |
| Screenplay | Lone Scherfig, Jørgen Kastrup |
| Based on | roman af Martha Christensen. |
| Producer | Michael Obel |
| Director of Photography | Dirk Brüel |
| Editor | Gerd Tjur |
| Sound | Nino Jacobsen |
| Composer | Kasper Winding |
| Production designer | Søren Gam |
| Appearance | Anne Clausen, Kasper Emanuel Stæger, Clara Johanne Lembek Simonsen, Pernille Kaae Høier |
| Production country | Denmark, Sweden |
| Production company | Thura Film |
| Domestic distribution | Thura Film |
| International sales | TrustNordisk / Filmbyen 22 / 2650 Hvidovre / t +45 3686 8788 / f +45 3677 4448 / info@trustnordisk.com / www.trustnordisk.com |
| Festival information | Danish Film Institute |
| Technical info | 2075 meter, 35 mm, Widescreen, color, Sound |
| Danish theatrical release | 06.02.1998 |
| Cinemas | Palads, Lyngby Teatret, Scala, Gladsaxe Bio, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup), Baltoppen Bio 1-2 samt 30 (?) biografer i provinsen |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Thura Film |
| Domestic distribution | Thura Film |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lone Scherfig |
| Assistant director | Henning Sprogøe |
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Script |
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| Script | Lone Scherfig |
| Script | Jørgen Kastrup |
| Script consultant | Stine Monty Freddie |
| Script supervisor | Stine Monty Freddie |
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Production |
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| Producer | Michael Obel |
| Co-producer | Jesper Boas Smith |
| Consulting producer | Per Nielsen |
| Production manager | Karsten Grønborg |
| Location manager | Mikkel Nørgaard |
| Production manager: pre- and post-production | Tina Winholt |
| Producer: pre-production | Tina Dalhoff |
| Production assistant | Andreas Fugl Thøgersen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Dirk Brüel |
| First assistant camera | Søren Berthelin |
| Steadicam operator | Jakob Bonfils |
| Key grip | Mikael Kort Kristensen |
| Key grip | Mark Mavrinac |
| Clapper/loader | Bastian Schiøtt |
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Stills |
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| Stills | Ole Kragh-Jacobsen |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Electrical dept. | Otto Stenov |
| Best boy | Stine Hein |
| Best boy | Jens Bo Poulsen |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Gerd Tjur |
| Assistant editor | Anders F. Dalsgaard |
| Negative cutting | Margit Jensen |
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Music |
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| Music | Kasper Winding |
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Production design |
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| Production design | Søren Gam |
| Property master | Tine Hieronymus Nielsen |
| Property master | Sune Saabye |
| Assistant set dresser | Jonas Alexander Arnby |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Malin Birch-Jensen |
| Wardrobe | Pia Myrdal |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Malin Birch-Jensen |
| Makeup assistant | Jennifer Jorfald |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Nino Jacobsen |
| Sound: post production | Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen |
| Sound: post production | Henrik Gugge Garnov |
| Boom operator | Johan Winbladh |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
| Music recording | Eddie Simonsen |
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Visual effects |
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| Color timing | Dorthe Bankwell |
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Appearance |
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| Bully | Anne Clausen |
| Kasper | Kasper Emanuel Stæger |
| Sara | Clara Johanne Lembek Simonsen |
| Julie | Pernille Kaae Høier |
| Linda, mor | Ann Eleonora Jørgensen |
| Anne Marie | Birthe Neumann |
| Finn | Lars Kaalund |
| Lille Per | Bjarne Henriksen |
| Russisk luder | Meike Bahnsen |
| Politimand | Claes Bang |
| Fars nye kæreste | Wencke Barfoed |
| Appearance | Marie Louise Becker |
| Appearance | Denniz Göl Bertelsen |
| Appearance | Karen Margrethe Bjerre |
| Kvinde | Charlotte Fich |
| Tvilling | Mette Fondo |
| Tvilling | Nanna Fondo |
| Butiksbestyrer | Peter Gantzler |
| Far | Claus Gerving |
| Appearance | Thomas Graversen |
| Appearance | Max Hagen |
| Appearance | Michael Hasselflug |
| Appearance | Morten Hebsgaard |
| Bjarne, fjernsynsmand | Kristian Holm Joensen |
| Appearance | Lars Ditlev Jørgensen |
| Aftenvagt | Steen Stig Lommer |
| Løber | Søren Malling |
| Skoleinspektør | Michael Moritzen |
| Appearance | Mikkel Aas Mortensen |
| Kassedame | Charlotte Munksgaard |
| Appearance | Lars Nepper-Christensen |
| Appearance | Gunnvør Nolsøe |
| Appearance | Dea Lyng Olsen |
| Appearance | Benjamin Boe Rasmussen |
| Løber | Sigurd Emil Roldborg |
| Appearance | Ann Kristine Schmidt |
| Pædagog | Anette Støvelbæk |
| Henning | Niels Anders Thorn |
| Ældre dame | Lillian Tillegreen |
| Dame på bar | Rikke Wölck |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Cinekid Film Award | 1998 | Amsterdam Cinekid 1998 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 1999-04-26 |
| Oulu Int. Children's Film Festival | 1998-11-16 |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 1998-10-17 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1998-08-23 |
| Malmö, BUFF | 1998-03-23 |
| Berlinale | 1998-02-11 |
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