''Family Matters'' (Danish:''Det bli'r i familien'') is a 1993 Danish-Swedish-Portuguese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Philip Zandén, Ghita Nørby,

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal ...

, and Ana Padrao.

Plot

On her deathbed Jan's mother tells him that he is adopted and that his biological mother is called Lilli. Jan seeks Lilli, who turns out to be an eccentric actress, and together they taxi to Portugal to find Jim's biological father. The mother and son get to know each other's good and bad sides, and on arrival in the south, Jan finds both the love of his life and his sister.

Cast

* Philip Zandén as Jan * Ghita Nørby as Jan's mother *

as Håkon Borelius (as Ernst-Hugo) * Ana Padrão as Constanca * Anna Wing as The Grandmother * Bodil Udsen as Ingrid * as Frederico * as The Taxidriver * Charlotte Sieling as Nurse * as Elisabeth * Ann Christine Simonsen as Eva (as Ann Kristine Simonsen) * as Bedemand * Helene Egelund as Lena *

Isabel de Castro Isabel Maria Bastos Osório de Castro e Oliveira (August 1, 1931 – November 23, 2005) was a Portuguese film actress. Biography She was born in the capital Lisbon in 1931 to José Osório de Castro e Oliveira (Setúbal, 27 January 1900 - Lisbon ...

as Abbedisse * Laurinda Ferreira as Hotel Receptionist

Themes

''Family Matters'' continued exploration of complex, tabooed family relations begun in '' Freud's Leaving Home'', including an incestuous relationship between brother and sister.

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* * * 1993 films 1993 drama films 1990s Danish-language films 1990s Portuguese-language films 1990s Swedish-language films Danish drama films Swedish drama films Films directed by Susanne Bier Films shot in Denmark Films shot in Portugal Films shot in Sweden Nordisk Film films 1993 multilingual films Danish multilingual films Swedish multilingual films Films produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen 1990s Swedish films Portuguese-language drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub