''You Disappear'' () is a 2017 Danish

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directed by

Peter Schønau Fog Peter Schønau Fog (born 20 April 1971) is a Danish film director. Fog's debut feature film, '' Kunsten at græde i kor'' (English: ''The Art of Crying''), based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name, premiered 27 April 2007 and received cr ...

. The film was based on

Christian Jungersen Christian Jungersen is a Danish novelist whose works have been translated into 20 languages. He has published three novels in Danish – ''Krat'' (1999), ''Undtagelsen'' (2004, published in English as ''The Exception'' in 2006), and ''Du Fors ...

's novel by the same name. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the

2017 Toronto International Film Festival The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2017. There were fourteen programs, with the Vanguard and City to City programs both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down by ...

. It was selected as the Danish entry for the

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at the

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, but it was not nominated. This is

Michael Nyqvist Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist (; 8 November 1960 – 27 June 2017) was a Swedish actor. Educated at the School of Drama in Malmö, he became well known for playing police officer Banck in the 1997–1998 Martin Beck TV series and for his leading role ...

‘s last film released 2 months before his death.

Plot

Frederik is diagnosed with a

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that can cause behaviour disturbances. His wife Mia questions what kind of man he is, especially when it's discovered he is embezzling from the school he headmasters.

Cast

Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national r ...

as Mia Halling *

Nikolaj Lie Kaas Nikolaj Lie Kaas (; born 22 May 1973) is a Danish actor whose career rose in the 1990s. Kaas graduated from the National Theater School in Denmark in 1998. He first appeared on screen in Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's film ''The Boys from St. Petri'' i ...

as Frederik Halling *

as Bernard Berman * Sofus Rønnov as Niklas Halling *

Mikkel Følsgaard Mikkel Boe Følsgaard () is a Danish actor. In 2012 he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival for his portrayal of King Christian VII in '' A Royal Affair'', his feature film debut, while still studyi ...

as Prosecutor * Emilie Koppel as Emilie

Reception

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, the film has an approval rating of 36% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 5.2/10.

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