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Sometimes reality surpasses even the most incredible cock-and-bull stories. And Christian Sønderby Jepsen's tragicomic and warm film about three brothers who inherit a fortune from their grandfather is certainly stranger than fiction. The inheritance is a godsend. Henrik is separated and lives above a tanning salon. His older brother is struggling to replace heroin with homegrown weed. The younger brother scores straight A's in school. And then there is the father, who always knows what's best. Now there are just two obstacles that have to be overcome before the three of them can embark on a permanent vacation: the will, and an aunt who wants all the money for herself. The skeletons are rattling in the closet, and the question is if the brothers can stick together and tackle the necessary confrontations. Each time one turns a page in this wildly unpredictable family saga, totally unexpected and strange details pop up. The story about the three brothers and the millions has more bizarre twists than even the most cunning fiction film, and is simply asking to be remade in Hollywood. It is probably the funniest film of the year, but it is also a story which proves that blood is thicker than water, and that true happiness can not be bought with money.

Festivals and Awards

International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany (2012) – Doc Alliance Award
Bodil Award of Denmark's National Association of Film Critics for the Best Documentary (2012)
ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia (2012) – Award for the Best Film by a Young Author
CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival (2011)
IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (2011)

Christian Sønderby Jepsen

Born 1977, Denmark. Graduated in TV-documentary at the National Film School of Denmark, 2007. “Side by Side” (2008), a film about rivalry between neighbours, has been screened at various festivals including Toronto Hot Docs, and was honoured at film festivals in Indianapolis, Reykjavik and Leipzig. “The Will” (2011) is the director's first feature length documentary. The film won a Bodil award.

Selected Filmography

Blood Ties /  Blodets bånd (2013)
My Cousin Is a Pirate / Min Fæter Er Pirat (2012)
Side by Side /  Side om side (2008)