Word of God
2017 · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Drama
It is the 1980s. Jens and his brothers live in a single-family house in Risskov, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. Here, the family's patriarch psychologist and self-appointed God, Uffe, rules the roost in his dressing gown and underwear. Changes threaten the peace when Uffe decides to write his memoirs.
Directed by Henrik Ruben Genz · Written by Bo Hr. Hansen
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Søren Malling God / Uffe -
Lisa Nilsson Gerd Lillian - M Marcus Sebastian Gert Jens
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Miri Ann Beuschel Maria -
Jesper Asholt Ingemar Glans -
Tom Jensen Overlæge -
Mads Riisom Hansi -
Maria Erwolter Josefine -
Jacob Madsen Kvols Fyrsvampen - F Frederik Hauge Patient
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