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The Birthday Trip
“When the shy hot dog vendor Kaj's 40th birthday is comming up his friends invite him to celebrate his birthday on a trip to Poland with booze and ladies”
6.0 / 10• 1990• 1h 34m•NR• Danish
ComedyDrama
Storyline
When the hot-dog vendor Kaj from the small town of Skælskør in Denmark turns 40, his friends take him on a trip to Poland, to a long party with cheap liquor and emigration eager polish ladies. It will go merrily, but it gets serious for Kaj as he meets a girl who mistakes him for a wealthy Toyota dealer she has exchanged letters with.
Cast & Crew
Steen Svare
Kaj
Lead
Bertel Abildgaard
Kajs ven
PB
Peter Bay
Kajs ven
IH
Ivan Horn
Kajs ven
Michael Boesen
Kajs ven
Dorota Pomykała
Magdalena
Tadeusz Wojtych
Magdalenas far
Katarzyna Łaniewska
Magdalenas mor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lone Scherfig's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Birthday Trip is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
