At a luxury seaside hotel, Karl and Emilie are preparing for their son’s naming party, when Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, suddenly turns up uninvited. Karl want’s her gone, but his sister, Rikke, insists there won’t be any issues. Over one tense weekend, old patterns and buried wounds surface in front of in-laws and guests — until the celebration fractures into a collision.
Director: Mads Mengel · Writers: Mads Mengel, Christian Bengtson
At a luxury seaside hotel, Karl and Emilie are preparing for their son’s naming party, when Karl’s estranged mother, Vibeke, suddenly turns up uninvited. Karl want’s her gone, but his sister, Rikke, insists there won’t be any issues. Over one tense weekend, old patterns and buried wounds surface in front of in-laws and guests — until the celebration fractures into a collision.
The Guest is a 2026 drama movie from Denmark directed by Mads Mengel, starring Trine Dyrholm, Simon Bennebjerg and Josephine Park. It is scheduled to release on November 5, 2026. The running time is 1 h 39 min, in Danish.
The Guest is scheduled for November 5, 2026.
The Guest was directed by Mads Mengel.
The main cast includes Trine Dyrholm, Simon Bennebjerg, Josephine Park, Mette Klakstein and Peter Gantzler.
The Guest runs 1 h 39 min.
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Mads Mengel
Trine Dyrholm
Simon Bennebjerg
Josephine Park
Peter Gantzler
Petrine Agger