The Bench (Bænken) 24 years old
He has a life, he isn't proud of, and a past that he doesn't want to remember.
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.
Credits
The Bench Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lars Brygmann He was 43, now 67 years old | as Lars |
| Jesper Christensen He was 52, now 76 years old | as Kaj |
| Søren Malling He was 36, now 61 years old | as Mand |
| Anette Støvelbæk She was 33, now 57 years old | as Kim's Neighbor |
| Nicolaj Kopernikus He was 33, now 57 years old | as Stig |
| Petrine Agger She was 38, now 62 years old | as Sygeplejerske |
| Holger Perfort He was 75, now 99 years old | as Hr. Nandrup |
| Rikke Bendsen She was 38, now 63 years old | as Irene |
| John Martinus He was 61, 77 years old when he died | as Toiletpasser |
| Benjamin Boe Rasmussen He was 33, now 58 years old | as Bo |
| Sarah Boberg She was 34, now 58 years old | as Connie |
| Jens Albinus He was 35, now 60 years old | as Kim |
| Lars Ranthe He was 31, now 55 years old | as Kaptajnen |
The Bench Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Per Fly as Director. He was 40 (now 65) years old | Directing |
| Per Fly as Writer. He was 40 (now 65) years old | Writing |
| Kim Leona as Writer. She was 34 (now 59) years old | Writing |
The Bench (24 years)
He has a life, he isn't proud of, and a past that he doesn't want to remember.
- Release day: Saturday, August 26, 2000
- Runtime: 89 minutes