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My Fathers' Daughter

My Fathers' Daughter

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My Fathers' Daughter

"50% same + 50% idiot = 100% love child"

2025

1h 18m

5.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Elvira, a confident Sámi teenager, firmly believes that her lesbian single mother conceived her at a Danish fertility clinic. She often daydreams about her father, envisioning him as a charismatic movie star. However, her world is turned upside down when her real biological father unexpectedly steps into her life.

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Filmpool Nord

Bautafilm

Oktober

Rein Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Sarah Olaussen Eira

Sarah Olaussen Eira

Elvira

Ingá Elisá Påve Idivuoma

Ingá Elisá Påve Idivuoma

Beate

Aslat Mahtte Gaup

Aslat Mahtte Gaup

Terje

Amund Lode

Aslat

Ánne Mággá Wigelius

Ánne Mággá Wigelius

Rita

Sara Sofia Mienna

Sara Sofia Mienna

Margrethe

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Sverre Porsanger

Sverre Porsanger

Headmaster of the school

Mikkel Gaup

Mikkel Gaup

Teacher

Sarah Felicia Rasmus Labba

Katrine

Creative team

Directed by: Egil Pedersen
Written by: Egil Pedersen
Produced by: Mathis Mathisen
Pål Røed

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