The early 1990s: 300,000 Danes are out of work. Viggo, a machinist with two grown children, is silent about feelings, scared he'll lose his job, loud about the value of trade unionism, interested in his pet fish, and argumentative at dinner. His wife Oda puts up with his moods and works on family genealogy. When Viggo is laid off, he becomes a fish out of water, hardly looking for work, starting a garden, and taking up with Karen, a polished but unhappy widow. He lies to his wife about a union training and goes to Mallorca with Karen. When she stops the affair, Viggo ends up in a psychiatric ward and must figure out what's really important in his life and in his character
Credits
Fish Out of Water Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Peter Rygaard
He was 34, now 65 years old
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as Ulric |
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Povl Erik Carstensen
He was 33, now 64 years old
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as Værkfører |
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Erik Clausen
He was 50, now 82 years old
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as Viggo |
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Kjeld Løfting
He was 42, 56 years old when he died
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as Falsk Læge |
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Anne Marie Helger
She was 47, now 78 years old
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as Karen |
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Claus Bue
He was 45, now 76 years old
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as Direktør |
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Helle Ryslinge
She was 49, now 80 years old
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as Oda |
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Pauli Ryberg
He was 34, 59 years old when he died
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as Sindballe |
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Torben Zeller
He was 43, now 74 years old
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as Carlsen |
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Gitte Rugaard
She was 26, now 57 years old
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as Lone |
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Thomas Hedemann
He was 28, now 60 years old
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as Lars |
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Lars Lippert
He was 27, now 59 years old
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as Claus |
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Bjarne Liller
He was 57, 57 years old when he died
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as Snedker |
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Lene Brøndum
She was 45, now 76 years old
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as Fru Sørensen |
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Kjell Nilsson
He was 44, now 75 years old
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Leif Sylvester
He was 52, now 84 years old
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as Iversen |
Fish Out of Water Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Søren Skjær as Writer. He was 41 (now 72) years old
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Writing |
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Leif Sylvester as Writer. He was 52 (now 84) years old
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Writing |
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Erik Clausen as Director. He was 50 (now 82) years old
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Directing |
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Erik Clausen as Writer. He was 50 (now 82) years old
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Writing |
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John Nehm as Writer. He was 58 (84) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Sanni Sylvester as Writer. |
Writing |
