The Bench

An unemployed alcoholic hangs out at a public bench in Copenhagen with like-minded souls. When a single mother moves in nearby he becomes involved in her life and her troubles. Per Fly's debut — unsparing, unglamorous, set entirely in the working-class world Danish cinema rarely visited. Anchored by a towering performance from Jesper Christensen as a man who has given up on himself but not entirely on others. The first part of the class trilogy that would define Fly's career.