

With Your Permission
2007-09-28 · 100 min · ★ 5.5
Ordinary Jan has no easy life. He is by far the most unpopular employee at work. At home it's even worse. His marriage with the not so ordinary Bente is on the verge of a breakdown. Jan's boss finally sends him into group therapy where an unlikely friendship emerges between Jan and the two mechanics Rudy and Alf.
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- Directors
- Paprika Steen
- Production companies
- Nordisk Film Denmark, TV 2
- Countries
- Denmark, Sweden
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lars BrygmannJan
Sidse Babett KnudsenBente
Søren PilmarkErik
Rasmus BjergAlf
Nicolaj KopernikusRudy
Jan MalmsjöEckelstein
Kristian HalkenTorben
Frida HallgrenSanna
Kirsten LehfeldtEllen
Alexander ÖhrstrandPelle
Niels Jørgen RiisRhomas / Cavaradossi / Rodolfo
Tilde Maja FrederiksenAnna
Ralph CarlssonBilletmanden
Nynne Karen NørlundKarin
Anne Sofie EspersenKærestepar
Nikolaj SteenKærestepar
Rasmus HammerichLars
Bodil JørgensenSygeplejersken
Guido PaevataluMarcello
Rafael EdholmItalienerenTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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