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2002

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OKAY stars Dogme actress Paprika Steen as Nete, a young woman who takes in her terminally ill father for the last few weeks of his life. But things get very complicated when her husband has an affair, her gay brother is having a baby by a lesbian couple, and her cantankerous father's imminent death fails to materialise. This .. Read more

Starring	Paprika Steen, Troels Lyby, Ole Ernst
Director	Jesper W. Nielsen
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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- Already in quiet crisis, Nete's life with husband (Lyby) and teenage daughter (Egelind) comes under further strain when... read more on Time Out
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  This was more than Okay for me; I thought it was very good indeed. For a low budget subtitled film it more than held my attention. This was down both to the ... read more »
  
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  Enjoyable film.
  
  I really enjoyed this. It has a lot of humour in it, even though it might appear to be a pretty bleak subject at first. I wouldn't expect everyone to like ... read more »
  
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  Plods along in a moderately entertaining way
  
  This was not a first choice title of mine and was confined to the depths somewhere at the bottom of my list.
  
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  - 29 Aug 2006 at 15:41
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  Good
  
  I found the movie interesting, and since I have been visiting Copenhagen many times, I did recognize many of the features in the movie.
  
  However, the ... read more »
  
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  - Warwickshire
  - 16 Jun 2006 at 15:56
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  Dogme like with makeup
  
  Homemade feel to the film, usual family type of story. Dogme like sort of film with makeup and artificial lighting.
  
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  - 22 May 2006 at 14:47
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  Brilliant
  
  This is a classic example of a good Danish film. It is really realistic, and great to see Paprika Steen (the main character) in a role like this.
  
  It ... read more »
  
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  - 20 Mar 2006 at 18:37
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  Okay is.....well OK
  
  If Mike Leigh?s dramas are considered gritty ?kitchen-sink? material, then I?m afraid this Danish effort is of the stainless steel variety. Light in tone and ... read more »
  
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  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 12 May 2005 at 15:22
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  Not that Okay.
  
  I was disappointed by this film. Despite excellent performances by the actors, particularly the main female character, the story was too predictable and too ... read more »
  
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  - 28 Feb 2005 at 17:01
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  This was more than ...
  
  This was more than Okay for me; I thought it was very good indeed. For a low budget subtitled film it more than held my attention. This was down both to the ... read more »
  
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  This was more than ...
  
  This was more than Okay for me; I thought it was very good indeed. For a low budget subtitled film it more than held my attention. This was down both to the ... read more »
  
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  - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Sep 2004 at 11:36
- - 4
  - 3
  Okay is.....well OK
  
  If Mike Leigh?s dramas are considered gritty ?kitchen-sink? material, then I?m afraid this Danish effort is of the stainless steel variety. Light in tone and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 102427
- - Clucky
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 12 May 2005 at 15:22
- - 2
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  Brilliant
  
  This is a classic example of a good Danish film. It is really realistic, and great to see Paprika Steen (the main character) in a role like this.
  
  It ... read more »
  
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- - rosen1
  - London
  - 20 Mar 2006 at 18:37
- - 1
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  Enjoyable film.
  
  I really enjoyed this. It has a lot of humour in it, even though it might appear to be a pretty bleak subject at first. I wouldn't expect everyone to like ... read more »
  
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- - Tom Stickland
  - Stroud
  - 23 Jan 2008 at 21:13
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  - 0
  Good
  
  I found the movie interesting, and since I have been visiting Copenhagen many times, I did recognize many of the features in the movie.
  
  However, the ... read more »
  
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- - Anordinaryreviewer
  - Warwickshire
  - 16 Jun 2006 at 15:56
- - 0
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  Plods along in a moderately entertaining way
  
  This was not a first choice title of mine and was confined to the depths somewhere at the bottom of my list.
  
  However, I watched it one mundane ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - Surrey, UK
  - 29 Aug 2006 at 15:41
- - 1
  - 2
  Not that Okay.
  
  I was disappointed by this film. Despite excellent performances by the actors, particularly the main female character, the story was too predictable and too ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - Kathi
  - Edinburgh
  - 28 Feb 2005 at 17:01
- - 0
  - 2
  Dogme like with makeup
  
  Homemade feel to the film, usual family type of story. Dogme like sort of film with makeup and artificial lighting.
  
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  - 22 May 2006 at 14:47

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  OKAY stars Dogme actress Paprika Steen as Nete, a young woman who takes in her terminally ill father for the last few weeks of his life. But things get very complicated when her husband has an affair, her gay brother is having a baby by a lesbian couple, and her cantankerous father's imminent death ...