---
title: 'The Celebration (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Thomas Vinterberg'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-celebration-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154420/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Celebration (1998)

1998 · R · 101 min · Drama · Denmark, Sweden

Original title: Festen

## Synopsis

The Celebration is a 1998 Danish black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. It tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their patriarch's 60th birthday, during which a family secret is revealed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg), [Mogens Rukov](https://cinepixo.com/people/mogens-rukov)
- **Producer:** [Birgitte Hald](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgitte-hald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Anthony Dod Mantle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-dod-mantle)
- **Editor:** [Valdís Óskarsdóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/valdis-oskarsdottir)

## Cast

- [Sigrid D.P. Aalbæk Jensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigrid-d-p-aalb-k-jensen)
- [Ulrich Thomsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-thomsen) as Christian
- [Thomas Bo Larsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-bo-larsen) as Michael
- [Linda Laursen](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-laursen)
- [Lene Laub Oksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lene-laub-oksen)
- [Thomas Vinterberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-vinterberg)
- [Trine Dyrholm](https://cinepixo.com/people/trine-dyrholm)

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