Directed by:
Lotte SvendsenCinematography:
Lars SkreeComposer:
Jens BrygmannCast:
Samuel Heller-Seiffert, Lars Bom, Anders Hove, Morten Holst, Anders Nyborg, Rasmus Hammerich, Michelle Bjørn-Andersen, Helle Dolleris, Katrine Jensenius (more)Plots(1)
Max is crazy about Ofelia, who is definitely the coolest girl in his class. But sadly Max is far too shy to let her know. Fortunately his mother Agnethe has noticed her son's feelings for Ofelia and is willing to invite the girl over to their place. Watching her little boy getting older prompts contradictory feelings in Agnethe. But then again, Agnethe wouldn't be Agnethe if she didn't lend a helping hand to Max in her charming, inimitable fashion. But right now Christmas is upon them – and Max is going to have his teeth straightened. Hassan is Max's best friend. He's always got a good piece of advice for Max; he can even show him how he can straighten his teeth by himself, overnight. Good friends are worth their weight in gold. Nonetheless, all of Max's attempts to win Ofelia end in disaster. Moreover, when Ofelia finds out that Max has taken a secret peek at her diary it's all over – once and for all. But perhaps he could get into Ofelia's good books again if he managed to swing something he believes to be her dearest wish: to see her father before the Christmas holidays. Unfortunately, when her Dad, an ex-con, appears unexpectedly at school, Ofelia is devastated. Things go from bad to worse when she receives a love letter from Max that he didn't even write himself. The only person that can be of assistance in the ensuing chaos is Max's friend Hassan. And just when Christmas promises to be the most unimaginably dismal affair ever, things work out after all – thanks to his mother's performance at a church concert which turns out to be so embarrassing that Max can't bear to mention it. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Samuel Heller-Seiffert
Denmark
Best movies:
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Lars Bom
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Pusher (1996)
Cry in the Woods (2004)
Anders Hove
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Mifune's Last Song (1999)
Morten Holst
Denmark
Best movies:
Liaison royale (2012)
Brotherhood (2009)
Gold Coast (2015)
Anders Nyborg
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
Hold My Heart (2002)
Rasmus Hammerich
Denmark
Best movies:
Oldboys (2009)
Miss Viborg (2022)
A Horrible Woman (2017)
Michelle Bjørn-Andersen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Pettson and Findus 3 - Pettson's Promise (2005)
Nothing's All Bad (2010)
Helle Dolleris
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Flickering Lights (2000)
D-dag (2000) (TV movie)
Katrine Jensenius
Denmark
Best movies:
We Shall Overcome (2006)
People Get Eaten (2015)
The Collector (2004)
Rasmus Bjerg
Denmark
Best movies:
Daniel (2019)
Nothing's All Bad (2010)
Collision (2019)
Louise Mieritz
Denmark
Best movies:
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
Accused (2005)
The Idiots (1998)
Henrik Clemmensen-Nielsen
Denmark
Best movies:
Clash of Egos (2006)
SuperBrother (2009)
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Mette Agnete Horn
Denmark
Best movies:
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue (2003)
Okay (2002)
Clash of Egos (2006)
Daimi Gentle
Denmark
Best movies:
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Reimer Bo Christensen
Denmark
Best movies:
What We Become (2015)
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Anna Agafia Svideniouk Egholm
Best movies:
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Oskar og Josefine (2005)
Mads Steffensen
Denmark
Best movies:
Max Embarrassing (2008)
Caroline Henderson
Sweden
Best movies:
Max Embarrassing (2008)