# Beginnings (2025)

> After a stroke disrupts a couple’s planned divorce, a Danish family must renegotiate love, caregiving, and parenthood under one roof.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2986426

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Jeanette Nordahl
- Cast: Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Bjørk Storm Engelshardt Kirkegaard, Luna Fuglsang Svelmøe, Christine Gjerulff, Kurt Dreyer, Hanne Uldal
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32144178/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, restrained, quiet evening, serious drama night

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