Mifune is a twisted take on the found family. The father is a lying, cheating businessman, the stepmother is a call girl turned housekeeper for them, and the child isn’t even a child at all– he’s Kresten’s adult brother that has a vaguely defined mental disorder that requires special care. It’s a weird, interesting subversion of the traditional family. That being said, it’s a dynamic that’s hard to root for. This isn’t because of the sex work or the mental illness, in fact, it’s easy to empathize with Rud and Liva because of it. But because the film doesn’t acknowledge or make amends for what we could only call abuse, it’s hard to imagine their choice to stay together as something good for them.
Synopsis
Kresten, newly wed, is on the threshold of a great career success in his father-in-law´s company. But when the death of his own father takes him back to his poverty-stricken childhood home, far out in the country, his career plans fall apart. For one thing he has to deal with his loveable, backward brother, who is now all alone; for another, he meets a stunning woman who comes to the farm as a housekeeper, in disguise of her real profession as a call-girl.
Storyline
After his father’s death, newly wed businessman Kresten Jensen hires a new housekeeper to help take care of his brother with special needs. However, this new hire turns out to be a call girl on the run.
TLDR
Rud and Liva deserve better!
What stands out
This is a Dogme 95 film, but I feel the film might actually be better if it used more of the conventional romcom techniques.
