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WHEN YOU TURN YOUR BACK FOR 2 SECONDS #FLOURBABY
[Leo giggling]
♪ There ain't nothin' That I wouldn't do… ♪
-Isn't it nice? -[Malte] Shouldn't Sille do that?
No. She's doing fine. She doesn't want to.
Do you want to paint with me, bunny?
-You don't want to? -[Sille] Mm-mm.
-[Leo giggles] -Wave to Mommy!
Go on, wave to Mommy and the camera!
-[Leo giggles] -Come on. Let's wave to Mommy!
-[Liv] Is Daddy putting mud on his face? -[Malte] Mm…
APPARENTLY DAD LOVES MUD THE MOST #GOODGIRL
Well, we tried. [chuckles]
♪ I'll climb the highest mountain… ♪
MAYBE BABY 2
♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah, baby ♪
♪ I'd make the birds Sing sweet melodies to you ♪
♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
♪ Your wish is my command ♪
♪ And I want you to understand that ♪
♪ There ain't nothin' That I wouldn't do… ♪
-[Leo screams] -[Cecilie] Leo.
-[Leo laughs] -Leo!
[Leo giggles]
Leo, if you don't come here right now, you're not getting any birthday cake.
-[Leo screams] -Leo, I'm not going to tell you again.
Come here! Leo!
You can't threaten a child with punishment like that.
-All the books on parenting say, you-- -Don't you start with me too, Andreas.
[trumpet blowing]
-[snorting chuckle] -[Cecilie laughs]
-Oh. Hmm… -[trumpeting ends]
-I'm sorry, hon. Mm… -[Leo giggles]
-[Andreas] Oh no. Oh! -[Cecilie sighs]
-No, Leo. -[Leo giggles]
-Ugh! Leo! -It's your turn, dear. You get that.
-Leo! -[Leo giggles]
-[tranquil piano music playing] -[birds chirping]
[sniffing]
[babbling]
[giggles]
-[faucet running] -[babbles]
How on earth do you keep winning at this?
Honey, don't let her win every time, okay?
She needs to learn what it's like to lose once in a while.
What? Yeah. No. But I… I'm not doing that.
Uh. Yeah, yeah.
-[Sille babbles] -What?
You're cute together.
-[chuckles] -[Sille] I win.
Look.
Holy shit. Wow, Sille.
-How do you keep winning like that? -Mm! Bad word.
[Sille babbles]
Two.
What?
-Did Dad swear twice? -Mm-hmm.
-Oh… -[cheerful music playing]
-[scoffs] -[Liv] Mm. Twice.
[Sille giggles]
[Malte] I'm gonna come and eat you up. Yes, I will. I'm gonna eat you up!
[Lars] Know what I found out? I'll tell you what.
They don't like it when you mix the herring brine with anything.
-It smells. -Come on, Lars.
That's not really appropriate conversation for a child's birthday party.
-[Cecilie] Everyone… -What's that?
-[Cecilie] The buns. -It's from the market?
-Oh, I love buns. -Awesome.
-[Ulla] Nice. -Why didn't you say anything?
If you didn't have time to bake, I could've helped you.
Um…
Well, that's because they're… they're the best buns at the bakery.
And they're my favorite, so I ordered them. [chuckles]
You know, Cecilie, it's just so wonderful to see you again.
-It's been too long. -[chuckles] I know, Liv.
[giggles]
-Bah! -[Sille giggles]
[Leo grunts]
-[blows raspberry] -[Cecilie] Oh, Leo.
-Been a rough week? -[Cecilie] Yeah, Dad.
I've changed his clothes three times today.
He's had two baths already. This'll be the third time.
It can be tiring having a rambunctious child.
I know that only too well. [chuckles]
-Okay. -Well, I think now is present time.
-[Ulla] Yeah. -[Cecilie] Mm-hmm.
-[Andreas] Ooh! -Ooh!
-[Malte] Oh. [chuckles] -[Liv] Oh, look at that.
-[Andreas chuckles] -Now then, who's turning two?
Me!
Me.
[all laughing]
-Aw. Do you want one of these? -[Andreas] That's right.
-Yeah. -Here you go, Leo.
-I open it. -And this one's for you, Sille.
-Thank you very much. -[Malte] Mm!
She's speaking amazingly well for a two-year-old.
-[Liv] Wow! That is awesome. -Oh! What a cool gift.
-[Liv] Look at that! -[Malte] Wow!
Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom. [laughs]
[Liv] Aw…
[Irene] Oh, how beautiful!
-I want to wear it. -Oh, now?
-[Andreas] Very pretty. -Go on. Let her try it on.
-[Liv] Okay. -[Irene] Let her try it on.
-Aw! -Aw! It looks so pretty on you.
-[Malte chuckles] -What a lovely gift, honey.
Now, do you wanna see what I've got for you?
I made it myself.
-Ooh! -[Liv] This is for you, Leo. Yeah.
-Take a look. -I looking.
-[Irene] Oh. -Uh…
What is it? [blows raspberry]
-[Andreas] Oh. -[Cecilie] No!
You say, "Thank you. Thank you for the nice…"
-Shorts? -[Ulla] Yeah, shorts.
-[Andreas] They're very nice, Liv. -It's alpaca wool.
[Leo] I jump.
[giggles]
-Ow! -[Cecilie chuckles]
-[Liv] Oh whoopsie. Oh no. -[Leo crying]
Oh, honey. Come here.
[Leo] Daddy!
-[Leo crying] -[chuckles]
-[Andreas] Aw, honey. Did you get hurt? -Yes. Always Dad.
[glum guitar music playing]
[Andreas] Want Daddy to comfort you? You'll be okay. You'll be fine.
[Leo babbles tearfully, cries]
[guitar music continues]
[dishes clatter]
[faucet running]
-Need any help drying? -Yeah. That would be great.
-Sure. -Has Leo had his two-year checkup yet?
[music fades]
Not yet. It's on the list.
It went really well with Sille. She's right where she should be.
Very healthy.
The doctor actually said she's over-intelligent or super-gifted--
-[Liv] Yeah. -Holy cow!
-[Malte] Yeah. -That's great.
[Leo fussing]
[blows raspberry]
[Cecilie sighs]
Hey, did you know that Cecilie's in line to become partner?
No. Is that true? Congratulations.
Yes, but it hasn't been finalized just yet.
So, as you can imagine, there's a lot going on around here right now.
Oh? Well, that doesn't sound healthy.
It's not that bad, okay?
It's not like… I'm bleeding from my ears. I can handle it.
-[Liv] Of course you can. -[Cecilie] Yes.
I think it's great.
If your job makes you happy,
I mean, that makes you happier at home, right?
Yeah.
[both chuckle awkwardly]
What if these children moved in here when they grew up?
What do we call that?
It's called a house.
And, uh, what's the thing you enter through
if you wanna go in the house?
You go through…?
-[Leo] House! -[yawns]
-[Leo] House. -[sighs]
No. It's not a house.
-It's called a door. -Honey?
It's late now. I should take over.
-Yeah. -[Cecilie] Hmm.
-Goodnight, sweetheart. -[Cecilie] My little powerhouse.
-It's time to sleep now. -[Leo whines] No! No!
Come on. You need to lie down now.
-[Leo] No! -Leo, lay down.
-Not Mommy. -Yes, it's my turn. That's how it is.
[Leo] Daddy! Daddy!
[Cecilie] Leo, lie down.
No, no. Come on. Leo. Stay down.
It's very late, Leo. You have to sleep now.
Tomorrow, we have to get up very early, so get to sleep, Leo.
-Lie still. Go to sleep. -[Leo whines]
[Leo fussing]
[sighs] God.
-Is he out? -[sighs]
Two hours, 23 minutes
and 17 seconds.
You beat me. That's 12 seconds faster than me last night.
I don't get it. How did he become so wild?
I mean… [scoffs]
Yeah.
Maybe Malte has a point.
-With what? -Maybe you're too busy.
-[sighs] -Your stress is rubbing off on Leo.
Yes, but what can I do?
You know how hard it's been coming back from maternity leave,
getting into that men's club.
Now I'm this close to a promotion.
Maybe we should… think of getting an au pair.
No way. We're not getting an au pair.
I called my au pair "Mom" most of my childhood.
-Leo's not doing that. -Okay.
I'm making an appointment for the two-year checkup for Wednesday.
-Yep. -And parent-teacher meeting Thursday.
-No. This Thursday? [scoffs] -I told you that.
[sighs] He needs a new jacket and a haircut.
We need to sign him up for swim class by the first or there won't be space left.
I know, and I'm sure we'll get it all done.
You know what I think you need?
Yeah. I need to sleep.
I think you need to relax a little bit.
No, no, no, no, no.
-Honey, I'm so not up for that. -[groans]
-[grunts] -[Cecilie sighs]
[yawns]
[dishes clatter]
Can you pick her up again today?
Isn't it your turn?
Yes, but so many people wanna book me now.
The phone's ringing off the hook with clients wanting me.
Okay.
Thanks, honey.
We need you around here too, you know? Don't forget that.
Oh God. It was so chaotic at Cecilie and Andreas' house.
But it doesn't surprise me. That's quite a handful they've got there.
He's so cute.
Yeah, he's a sweetie. Cecilie's the one I'm worried about.
I don't think she's connecting with her role as a mother.
God! [grunts]
Honey, I gotta go.
And remember to use positive phrases when you speak with Sille.
Negative phrasing affects her language, you know?
-And remember to shop for dinner. -Was that a question?
-I'll see you tonight. -Tonight?
-Late afternoon, okay? -Okay, but--
-Mwah! See you soon. -You were-- Liv, you--
Bye.
Mwah! See you later.
Bye-bye.
-[Malte] Bye. -[Liv] I love you.
[breathes deeply]
[sighs]
What do you say? Wanna play death metal and trash the place till we have to leave?
[Sille] Mm-mm.
Nah.
[soothing music playing]
Thanks very much, Liv. It was awesome.
You're welcome, Thomas. I'm happy we got you loosened up.
I'm sure it's going to help that migraine.
I hope so. See ya.
-See you in a week. Bye-bye. -[door chime jingles]
Pumpkin, it looks like there's a mistake.
It says here that you've got a client Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
-Yeah. -But Wednesday's my day to cook dinner.
That's when we have family time.
Yes, but, um…
And it's not good for Sille that you're away so much.
-Especially since Malte has a tendency-- -Tulip.
-Tulip, Mom. -[scoffs]
-Pumpkin, I didn't say anything negative. -No, but you were about to.
-[door opens] -[chime jingles]
[man] Hi, Liv.
Hi, Jakob.
-So nice to see you again. -[Jakob] Same here.
I really need help before my cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
-Oh my. -Mm.
-Let's go in and see what we can do. -Yeah.
-Okay. -[soothing music continues]
[Andreas huffs]
[man] Yeah.
Uh, she didn't forget. I'm sure she'll be here soon.
Sorry.
Hi, honey.
-[sighs] -Yeah.
[Cecilie] Sorry.
-Hi, honey. Hi. -Hi.
Yes. Uh, okay. Now I'm ready.
-Yes. Well, we're actually done. -[Andreas] Yes.
Okay.
So, what do you think regarding his…
-Uh… his intelligence. -Yes.
His intelligence?
Yes. We… Is he, um, outside the normal spectrum?
[Leo babbles]
[blows raspberry]
I don't think you need to worry about that. Everything looks fine.
Well, it's just because we're, uh…
We were a bit worried, um… that maybe something wasn't right.
-Wasn't right? -Yeah. I mean, he's got energy like…
[huffs] He's all over the place constantly.
So we…
Yeah. Maybe not right now, but--
No. I really haven't noticed anything like that.
Leo's behavior is completely within the normal range,
and children's energy levels can vary.
-He doesn't sleep at night. -Uh.
I'm up, what, seven, sometimes 12 times a night?
We were wondering if it might be possible to…
get him something that could help him.
Are you suggesting that I prescribe sleeping pills to a child?
No! Of course not. I would never do that.
I'm not talking "sleeping pills" sleeping pills.
I mean sleeping pills for a child.
Or Melatonin. Just Melatonin. Mela-- Melatonin a for child.
-Okay. Maybe we could try something else. -[sighs]
Maybe we could take a blood test and rule out if it's ADHD.
Well, a blood test can't be used to make a psychological diagnosis.
Then something else might be wrong, right?
-I mean, he bruises very easily. -[doctor] Hmm.
-That could be a blood sugar issue. -I highly doubt it.
Well, there you go. You doubt it, but I don't know.
It could be anemia, meningitis. It could be scarlet fever, rubella--
Okay! I'll do a prick test to eliminate everything.
-If that'll ease your mind. -[cell phone rings]
Yes. That would ease my min… uh, our minds. Thank you.
-I've got to get this. -No, Cecilie, not right now.
[Cecilie] Back in a minute.
[sighs]
-Yeah. Hi, Max. -[Max] Hi, Cecilie. Listen.
You haven't approved that meeting invitation for tomorrow.
-No, because I'm at the doctor's. -Oh?
-You're not pregnant again, are you? -[Cecilie] No, Max, I am not.
[chuckles] No. That would be a miracle at your age, right?
-[Max laughs] -[chuckles disingenuously]
-Did you want anything else? -Uh, not really.
I just wanted to say that it's 7:30 tomorrow, okay?
If that's too early for you, Cecilie, then, uh… then I'm happy to take over.
I could just brief you after.
7:30 suits me just fine. It works really well. See you then, okay?
Bye! [sighs]
Jeez.
Good.
-And… there. -[phone clicks]
It's on silent mode.
[Andreas sighs]
What going on? No!
Is he sick? What is it?
Does he have hepatitis? Is it malaria?
-Uh… -Don't tell me he's got mumps.
Andreas and I were just discussing how, um, peculiar it is that, um,
Leo's blood type is O.
-What do you mean? Is it dangerous? -[doctor] No.
But in order for a person to be blood type O,
it requires both parents to pass down the blood type O gene.
-And Andreas was telling me that-- -What are you telling him, Andreas?
-I told him about the pregnancy. -[gasps]
-[Andreas clears throat] -Wh-- What is it? What's wrong?
-Hi. -Hi.
-Yes. Um, uh… yeah. Please sit down.
-So? -[Andreas sighs]
Yes, well… [chuckles]
-Here we all are again. -Yeah.
Yeah. And we would really like for you to explain all of this to us.
Explain what, Cecilie?
Well, I think it's up to these gentlemen to tell you that.
-[Mogens sighs] -Mogens, would you, um--
Uh, uh. No, no. You go ahead.
-Uh… -[Mogens] Mm.
Yeah. Um, as you probably recall we had a…
mix-up in the egg tray here a few years ago.
Yeah! What're you saying? What's up?
-Mogens? -[Mogens] Hmm?
Uh. Would you…?
No, you can keep going. Yeah.
Well, as it turns out,
there, um…
there wasn't a mix-up after all.
What?
So, in actual fact,
we did have everything totally under control.
You're kidding.
-Is this a joke? -No, Malte. I'm afraid it's true.
Our doctor just found out that our blood types don't match Leo's.
-This whole story is insane! -How the hell could this happen?
Um… well, there had been a mix-up, but, um…
[chuckles awkwardly] …then Lone screwed the whole thing up.
Sorry. Who the hell is Lone?
-Oh, uh, she's our nurse. Yeah. -She's a nurse.
She noticed the error, then she corrected it. Right?
-So everything was back in order. -Yeah, yeah. Typical woman.
-Excuse me. What? -She didn't tell you she did?
-What's the deal? -Oh yeah.
Um… she, uh… Well, she said she did, but I mean, uh…
[chuckles] You know how it is with those, um, women.
Yes.
-Yeah, she was fired, of course. Yeah. -Yeah, yeah.
Okay, but I just wanna get this straight.
If you've known about this all along, why are we only hearing about it now?
-Well, you had already swapped. -Yes.
And there were other things to deal with.
-No? -Yes.
-Like what? -And then, Thorbjørn--
Well, he just figured you'd be much happier not knowing.
[sputters] Yeah.
I mean, weren't you happier
before you found out?
Let's not forget that you got two happy and healthy children out of this.
-You wouldn't want to be without them? -Kind of.
What?
No. Of course I don't mean that.
Okay. So, uh… what do we do now?
Well, we assumed you were happy with the children you got, so…
isn't it easier just to forget about the whole thing?
Yes, yes. What's done is done, you know?
-Yes. -[chuckles]
-The case is closed. -We can't just do that!
Okay. Well, you can always… swap.
I mean… swap them back again.
[intriguing music playing]
I'm gonna sue them.
Then I'm gonna drag them through media hell.
-And I'll crush them so they'll never be-- -Cecilie.
-Yes. -You think that's a good idea?
You're not gonna drag my kid through any hell.
Which kid is that?
Shouldn't we try to focus on what's best for our kids?
I agree with Liv. First and foremost, this is about Leo and Sille.
Sille.
God, I've got a daughter whose name's almost the same as mine.
-It's totally absurd. -What about me?
I got a freakin' tattoo of Sille's name.
-Oh good God. -Wow!
-Then again, it does explain a lot. -[Andreas] What do you mean?
Well, it makes sense now why Sille is so… and Leo's…
What do you mean by that?
-Yes, what do I mean by that? -[Liv] What do you mean?
[Andreas] I think we're getting sidetracked here.
We've gotta come up with some kind of solution to this.
But how?
In a way, they were right at the clinic
when they said that we were much happier before we knew all of this.
Nobody else really knows about it, so maybe we just carry on like before?
I can't live knowing my daughter is being brought up by those two.
Sille is not your daughter.
-[Andreas] Uh… -Okay. Then who gave birth to her?
Whose genes are coursing through her body?
Okay, but then Leo is ours.
Yeah, he actually is.
How does that feel, Cecilie?
[inhales]
[Andreas hesitates]
Can I suggest something here? I think we need to take a timeout.
Let's go back to our respective homes and discuss this properly.
Then the four of us can meet up tomorrow, see if we can't, you know,
talk about it sensibly and find a solution.
Perfect.
-Yeah. -[Malte] Yeah.
-Good. -Good.
Good.
Now I think we should go home and pretend everything is exactly as it should be.
We don't wanna upset the children.
-Good lord! -The kids!
-[Cecilie] Shit! -[Liv] No!
Excuse me! Can I get the bill, please?
[vacuum whirring]
-[Malte] Hurry. -Hi, Sille, honey.
-Oh. [sighs] -Hi, sweetie.
-[Liv] Oh, look at you. -[Malte] Hi, sweetheart.
Oh, welcome, guys.
Glad you all could come.
-[Liv] I'm so sorry. -[overlapping apologizing]
Hey, look. Don't worry about it. It's not like I have my own life to live.
[sighs]
-We know that, but… Mm. -[Leo babbles]
-We've had the most chaotic day. -[Leo giggles]
[Andreas sighs]
-[poignant guitar music playing] -[Sille babbles]
[sighs]
Hi.
-Hi, my sweetheart. -[Leo chuckles]
[Sille babbles]
[babbles]
[giggles]
♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪
[giggles]
[music fades]
[whimsical music playing]
Yeah, it's a little, uh… uh, complicated, um, to explain, but…
[sighs] …we've found out that Leo is actually Liv and Malte's child.
Yeah.
And… and Sille, well, she's uh… Cecilie's and mine.
[chuckles awkwardly]
What?
Uh, yeah. That's, uh, how we all feel.
Yup.
-[giggles] -[Cecilie gasps] Oh…
[strains] Yeah… there!
[Irene] I can't believe she was taking credit for that brilliant grandchild.
-[scoffs] -Who?
Ulla.
But she who laughs last laughs the longest.
Look, Mom. Nobody here is laughing at all.
Actually, we were the ones who kept insisting on swapping back then.
Yes, Andreas. Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.
All I'm saying is, we wouldn't have had this problem if we'd listened to Liv.
-Ta-da! -Really?
-You found it. -Yes. Here.
[Leo babbles]
[Cecilie] Hmm.
-Wow. This is the album that has all the-- -Don't even think about it.
There.
[pensive music playing]
[Cecilie] Doesn't she look like me?
[Irene] Aw, she's so adorable.
-Oh, that sweet pretty girl. -[chuckles] Yes. She's darling.
-[Irene] You are like two peas in a pod. -[Leo babbles]
-[Andreas] Honey? -Hmm?
[inhales sharply]
[Ulla] You don't need to worry about that one bit.
The universe has given you the child you're supposed to have.
Nobody is going to come here and take my grandchild.
-No, but it's not just about Sille. -[sighs]
What about Leo?
How do you think he'll feel when he grows up and hears all of this?
-I can't just abandon him. -Of course not.
It's just a shame he has to grow up with that manipulative family--
-Tulip. -Ah, honey. Listen to me.
-You've gotta agree that-- -Mom!
I'm just saying that the environment you grow up in means something.
-A lot, actually. -Yeah, but I guess genes do as well.
That's something I thought a lot about when I was growing up.
What are you talking about?
I mean that…
that I've always been kind of sad that I never knew my dad.
[scoffs] Well, you shouldn't be. He was no big prize, you know?
Right, Mom, but that's what you think.
It's my dad.
And I might feel totally different from you.
But you never gave me the chance to find out.
[scoffs] But, honey, you never told me you wanted to know anything about him.
No.
But I am now. And I don't know.
It might be this… whole crazy situation we're in, but…
I just feel it's important to know where you came from.
Okay.
His name is Poul, as you know. Poul Frederiksen.
And he was studying medicine when I got pregnant. Hmm.
Medicine? You always said he was on social benefits.
Social benefits, student loans. What's the difference?
Wow.
I always imagined he was an artist or musician or something like that.
I wish! Ha! He became something boring.
A scientist or a doctor, or something along those lines.
[pensive music playing]
-Hi! -[woman] Hi.
[Ulla] Welcome.
How can I help you?
[elevator dings]
[pensive music continues]
-You got a minute, Jan? -Yes, if you can do it in ten seconds.
[keyboard clacking]
[Cecilie sighs] Okay, here it goes. Uh…
Do you remember the case involving my friend a couple years back?
Uh. She's the one who had her fertilized egg switched.
Oh yeah! [laughs] Yeah, that's right.
[laughs] What a circus, man.
-[snorts] Yeah. Yeah. -[Jan laughing]
[both laughing heartily]
Now it freakin' turns out that the eggs weren't switched after all.
So she got their child,
and her genetic child ended up with them.
Uh, that sounds complicated as hell.
Yeah. It's a big… a big mess.
[sighs] Now, I'm, of course, thinking on behalf of my friend
if there's anything… legally she can try to do?
I really don't know. You should try asking Max.
Max?
Yeah, he specializes in family law.
Of course he does.
Oh, buh, buh. Cecilie, well…
Hmm. Legally speaking, I think you could easily get that kid back to your friend.
In principle, you're always entitled to the child you give birth to.
Okay. Even if it was a few years ago?
Hmm…
It probably depends on the attachment to the child.
I can look into it, but I certainly believe
that the court would favor the biological mother, you know?
-[elevator dings] -Mm.
It's a super interesting custodial case. I just love it. [laughs]
Oh, but we really don't know if she wants to pursue it yet.
There's the son too. Uh… um, my friend's son.
I don't know if… if she wants to give him up.
I really don't think she can expect to keep both, Cecilie.
Unless the kid isn't thriving, of course.
Oh.
And then it starts to get really complicated.
I mean, if we have to prove that the parents are actually… in need.
Yes. Unfortunately, they're not.
[Max] No.
Okay.
Yeah, but if she doesn't wanna part with the other child, then, um,
maybe it's a better idea to just agree to some kind of… communal living situation.
Ah…
Mm.
Sorry, what did you say?
[both] We live together.
Yeah. Okay.
And… and how were you imagining that would work exactly?
Well, you move in here.
We've got a huge house,
and you can make some extra money by renting out the allotment space.
Yeah, an allotment house is really in demand right now,
and yours is in a prime location.
Look, if we do this,
we'll get to be around our own children all the time.
Right?
Of course, you can have the big guest room,
which has a balcony.
-Facing south. -[Cecilie] Mm-hmm.
-We'll share the dining room and kitchen. -What about the cars?
Our cars are your cars.
Uh, yeah, when we're not using them ourselves, of course.
-Mm. -[Andreas] Right, honey?
That's nice, right?
We'll have way more energy if we help each other out with things.
Pickups, drop-offs.
What's wrong, Liv?
You want to swap instead?
If we swap, Leo's playing soccer. He obviously has a natural talent for it.
I will never part with Leo.
No, no, but, look, Sille is your real daughter.
So if you were forced to choose, who would you choose?
Uh, but I don't wanna have to.
I will never give up Sille. Is that clear?
Exactly. That's what I mean.
How would you feel about your biological child
growing up without you, without you being a part of their life?
I, for one, need to be close to my biological daughter.
Therefore, we live together.
Yes, and it is a very nice idea.
I just don't know. I don't know if I can live in a house that's so…
Yes, but, Liv, listen. You can put your own touch on it.
Paint, do what you want, make it feel comfortable.
-Yeah. -[Malte] What about the area out there?
-Can we make it a soccer pitch? -Uh… [chuckles] Uh…
Of course. Rip out all the rose bushes you want.
-[Andreas] Hmm. -Cool!
-That's how much we want this. -Yeah.
-[chuckles] It's a great idea. -Yeah, yeah.
Yes. Okay, but then what? We have to follow all kinds of rules?
[Cecilie] Ah, rules-schmules!
You just live your lives as you've always done.
It… it… I actually think this could be really fantastic.
-Okay. Let's go. -Yes!
-[sighs] -♪ I heard ♪
-♪ I heard… ♪ -[indistinct chatter]
-♪ On the subway ♪ -♪ On the subway ♪
-♪ As I hung… ♪ -[Malte] Great.
♪ My head down low ♪
[Malte] You got it?
-♪ Oh, I heard ♪ -♪ I heard ♪
♪ Zula say ♪
♪ "Why you crying?" ♪
♪ He sang a little song He said, "Why don't you sing along?" ♪
♪ Life's too short To sing it on your own ♪
-[sighs] -♪ It's a new year ♪
-'Kay? Here you go. -♪ It's a new day ♪
♪ So we'll fall in love With the sun and the stars ♪
♪ And we'll break away from the rain… ♪
-[inhales] -[Malte] You don't mind?
-[Leo laughs] -Good job!
-[Malte] Good color, huh? -[Leo laughs]
-[Sille giggles] -Aw. You wanna make me a tie?
-That's nice. -[giggles]
♪ Twee-twee-tweedlee-dee-ti-dee ♪
♪ Oh, twee-twee-tweedlee-dee-ti-dee ♪
-♪ Twee-twee-tweedlee-dee-ti-dee ♪ -♪ Oh, I said twee-twee… ♪
-[Liv] Pew! Aw! -[Leo giggles]
-[kids giggling] -[Liv] I am going to eat all this up.
Yeah! Cheers.
Yeah, cheers.
-[all] Cheers. -[Andreas] Here's to many more dinners.
-Too much! -[Leo laughs]
-[Sille babbles] -[Liv laughs]
-Leo's being silly! -[giggles]
Here. Have a bit more meat, buddy.
Oh… Who's my sweet boy?
-[Leo squealing] -[laughing] Run faster!
-[Malte growls] -[Leo screams]
[music continues]
[Leo laughing]
[Cecilie laughing]
Bath-time's fun, isn't it?
♪ So we'll drive away With the wind in our hair ♪
♪ And a pocket full of Do Re Mi… ♪
-Come on, Leo. -No!
Lie down now.
[Malte] There. Goodnight.
-[Liv] Mwah! -Love you lots.
[Leo babbles]
-[yawns] -[music continues]
♪ We'll fly away with the wind in our hair And a pocket full of Do Re Mi ♪
[distant drum pounds]
[Andreas snoring]
[groans]
[tribal music playing]
[Cecilie sighs]
Ay.
[tribal music continues on stereo]
[Leo] I want to play, Mommy.
Yup. Run along.
[Leo squealing]
-Good morning. -Yeah. Morning to you too.
[sighs]
[music volume decreasing]
[Cecilie sighs]
Everything okay?
No. Not really.
-I didn't sleep well at all. -Oh, that sucks.
[exhales deeply]
-You wanna do some yoga, then? -No, thanks.
-Good morning. -Good morning.
Wow. That looks fun. Who wants coffee?
[groans] Double espresso.
-[refrigerator opens] -[Andreas] Is there any more milk?
-Milk? Um… -[Andreas] Hmm.
-There's goat's milk. Does that work? -Goat's milk.
-Yeah. -Oh, wow. Does it, um, foam? [chuckles]
Um… don't know.
-I'll give it a shot. -Yeah. Okay.
No milk slice for Sille.
Why not?
Um… because we don't eat that.
Ah, a little bit of milk isn't gonna hurt her.
Is it, Sille? Right?
What if you love milk, and you love meat, and you're forced to be vegan?
-I'd feel sorry for you, huh? Right. -[babbles, giggles]
First of all, we don't force her to do anything, Cecilie.
Secondly, it's not about the milk. It's because those are full of palm oil.
Last time I checked, palms were a plant. I can't see the problem.
The problem is the production of these things
causes huge humanitarian and climate crises.
Personally, I would just like for my daughter to grow up
in a better world, period.
-[clears throat] Hmm. -[Liv] Thanks a lot.
[Malte] Morning!
-Morning. -No. [scoffs]
-[Andreas] Good morning. -[Liv] Good morning!
-[Andreas] Sleep well? -Yeah. How about you?
Yeah.
-Thanks for letting me sleep in. -You're welcome.
-You take it from here, right? -Yes.
-Mwah. See you tonight. -Yeah. Tonight?
-Remember, my mom's coming later. -Your mom?
It's Wednesday.
-What happens on Wednesdays? -[Liv] My mom comes and cooks dinner.
-She does it every Wednesday. -Yeah, but things have changed a bit now.
I know. But you said we should live our lives as we always have.
Yes. Actually, you did say that, hon.
Hey. You'd better get going. You don't wanna be late.
-Oh right. -Yeah.
I've got a showing on that double lot, which is impossible to sell.
-So wish me luck. -[Cecilie] Mm.
-Okay. See you, honey. Mwah. -See you.
-[Andreas] Nice day. -[Malte] Nice day!
-[Liv] Bye-bye! -[Andreas] Bye, kids! Love you!
Oh, oh, oh! Malte, uh, those ones should be bottoms-up.
And all the way to the left. Thanks
[Malte sighs deeply]
So, do you always go in this late for work?
We have a seminar today.
Seminar?
A team-building seminar.
-[Malte] Mm. -What about you?
I thought you electricians were all early birds.
Yeah, we usually are, but me and Liv take turns,
so somebody's gotta drop off that little princess.
[giggles]
Could you take Leo as well?
-To daycare? -[Malte] Sure. Why not?
That's the point of all this.
[keyboard clacking]
[contemplative music playing]
[Liv sighs]
POUL FREDERIKSEN DANISH M.D., PhD AND ENTREPRENEUR
Hey, honey, I just moved the late client earlier.
Why have you scheduled a new one in?
Because we want more clients coming in, to grow the business.
Well, I really don't think that's necessary, is it?
I don't want you working yourself half to death either.
Mom, I actually wanna do this, okay?
Hey, uh, why are you looking up Poul?
Because I'm curious.
How come you broke off contact with him back then?
[tuts, sighs] Everything just became so complicated,
and then he was always oh so busy with his career.
Couldn't I have seen him once in a while?
Are you saying that I'm not enough for you?
No! It's just that I see how much Malte means to Sille.
I'd have liked to have had that with my own father.
Ugh. I don't think that's a good idea.
Why not?
Well, because… [sighs]
Because he didn't want contact with you back then.
He chose his job over us.
Over you.
And you're so totally different from him.
Luckily, you're just like me. Hmm?
He's not all that great. Trust me.
Now, looking at the on-boarding process,
it's all about alignment.
We should aim to make each other better,
and we do this by streamlining our work patterns.
-[whispers] What a load of bullshit. -What? It's not bullshit, Cecilie.
It's really exciting to see what everybody thinks.
Super exciting.
[man] Thanks.
One of the building blocks, as I mentioned earlier,
is this stakeholder one-on-one situation,
where people can feel that alignment is in place,
which is why this particular element of getting work patterns streamlined
is so essential in getting this transition to the normal--
Uh, what are you doing, Cecilie?
[Jan clears throat]
Oh, sorry. It's… Well, it's because I'm on pickup duty today.
[chuckles] So I've gotta leave here shortly.
You can't miss out on this.
-It's way too important. -But, Jan--
No. You'll have to stay around until we're done.
It's only… What time is it, Max?
Hmm. It's only 4:00.
Right. It's only four o'clock.
It's early.
[Cecilie sighs]
-Thank you, Cecilie. -[man] Hmm.
Now, go ahead.
Yeah. And that creates the flow we need.
When we reach this transition period,
you'll see energy levels amongst the team become elevated.
[Cecilie] Yes, yes.
I'll get it to you as soon as I… get to the office tomorrow, okay?
I just have two issues I need to have a look at.
And I still have time before the deadline, right?
I promise you, you will get it as soon as I get to the office tomorrow.
[clears throat pointedly]
-Hi! -[woman chatters over phone]
TURN OFF YOUR PHONE
I've gotta go now. Yeah, talk to you later. Bye.
-[phone clicks] -Hi, Janus.
Sorry. [chuckles awkwardly]
Sorry, sorry, sorry. I know it's two minutes past… Oh.
-My meeting dragged on. -Tell that to Leo.
Yeah.
Oh, Leo. Sorry, honey.
[gentle music playing]
Hi there.
-[Leo babbles] -Hi, honey. Oh…
[Leo] Vroom! Vroom!
-Vroom! Vroom! -Where is that brand? Oh. [sighs]
-This one! -Hey. We don't need that one, honey.
-[Leo] We eat good. -We don't need that. Too big.
Let's put it back.
-Now we're going home to dinner. Let's go. -Too big.
Leo, come on!
[whimsical music playing]
[cell phone ringing]
[Leo giggles]
No. Ugh!
-[sighs] Hi, Jan. -[Jan] Hi, Cecilie.
I don't see the documents you promised me.
-But it's settled? -Yeah, yeah. They are.
But you'll get them later, okay?
Yes. No worries. I've got it all under control. No, hey!
-Stop that. Stop it! -[Leo] Mm…
-Put that back. -Stop what?
-Stop licking it. Not you, Jan. -I'm not--
Come on. Hey!
-No, don't touch anything. -[Leo screams]
-[Jan] Look. I need those papers now. -Okay.
But we're not expecting it till the 12th.
-We'll be fine. -Please work on them as soon as you can.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. -[rustling]
-I mean it, Cecilie. I'm counting on you. -[Cecilie groans]
-Yes. -[Jan] Hello?
-Yeah, yeah, of course. Give me that. -[whines]
We're going home for dinner. You're not eating chips now!
[Jan] Are you there, Cecilie?
I am, it's just that Leo's totally out of… Leo!
-[Leo screams] -[Cecilie] Leo, stay here!
You'll get it. I'll call you. Okay?
-[Leo screaming] -Leo! Hey! Freakin' little terror!
What?
[intoning] Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.
What's going on here?
Oh, hi, Cecilie. I'm just getting rid of all the bad energies.
Okay. There are bad energies?
I think it's great about this collective. I wouldn't have thought it was your thing.
Well, maybe I'm nothing like what you think at all.
You really should get a hump room now that you have the chance.
Your body clearly needs orgasmic relief.
That's one of the benefits of communal life. More hands to help.
-I'm more than happy to help you. -Uh…
To babysit the children, that is.
-I'm going to put these groceries away. -[Ulla] Hmm.
You do that. Then you should go outside and join the others. It's beautiful out.
-Oh, what's that smell? -[Ulla] Baked tofu.
With a celery compote. Delicious, huh?
[murmurs]
-[rejuvenating music playing] -[intoning] Wow, wow, wow.
No, it's a crocodile and a tiger.
-It's not tiger. -No? What is it, then?
-[Sille] A lion. Tigers have stripes. -That's it! Come on!
-Hup! You're gonna score! Run! -[Leo giggles]
-Yeah! That's it! -[laughs] Yeah!
-You're so good! [grunts] -[Leo giggles]
That talent with the ball, you got that from me.
-I thought it was from me. -[chuckles] What?
Uh, no. [chuckles] It has to be from you.
-[Leo] Mommy play? -[Andreas] You want Mom to come play?
-[Leo] Yeah! -Okay.
-[Leo babbles] -Yes! Go get the ball.
Honey, Leo wants you to come play with us.
I'm hanging out with Sille.
-[Leo squeals] -[Andreas] Okay.
-[Leo giggles] -[Malte grunts]
-[Andreas] Ha! You scored another goal? -[Malte] Yeah!
[Cecilie] How many are there? There are three. That's right.
-How many there? -One.
[Cecilie] Yes! That's right!
-Hi, you two. -[tablet trills]
-[Sille babbles] -Hi, Liv.
What are you doing?
She's solving puzzles. She's brilliant.
This is for four years and up. She just knows it.
I'm not thrilled about Sille playing with an iPad.
Oh, she's not playing with it. She's practicing math.
-Mathematics? -[Cecilie] Mm-hmm.
-But she's only two years old. -She's enjoying it, so…
-Right, Sille-bug? You think it's fun? -[Sille] Yeah.
You're calling her Sille-bug?
-[Andreas] Go, go, go! -[Leo giggles]
Yeah. Uh, I mean… unless you don't like that.
No. No, no. It's just fine.
-[tablet trills] -Um…
But, Cecilie,
please respect it when I say no iPad.
Okay.
-[Andreas chatters] -[Leo laughing]
I'll take this, sweetie.
-[glum music playing] -[chuckles softly]
-What are you doing? Huh? -Yes!
-[Andreas] Yeah! -[Malte] Yeah!
[both laughing]
[Cecilie sighs]
What's up?
-He's still not sleeping? -Andreas is trying.
[sighs] Ay…
Yep. Coming up.
-There you go. -No, just…
-[chuckles] Okay. -Dinner is ready for the grown-ups.
Hello!
-Hi! -[Malte] Hi.
-Hi. -So?
Are we having a party for the… chosen ones?
-We just dropped by to say hello. -[Cecilie] How nice.
Sit yourself down. There's plenty of delicious food.
Yeah, no, thank you. We already ate.
-What are you celebrating? -The new collective. [chuckles]
-[Lars] Hmm? -Collective?
Yeah, uh… well, Liv and Malte have moved in. Sille too.
-Here? -[Ulla] Isn't that fantastic?
Just like we did when we were young.
Everybody shared everything, and the community was the main thing.
-Those were the days. -[Ulla laughs]
But you… you can't just intertwine your lives like that.
It'll be sheer chaos!
What children need is structure.
-[scoffs] I'm just saying. -[Ulla] That's utter nonsense, Irene.
What kids need is love, and they're getting twice as much here.
Have you been in on this all along?
-Uh, I've just been so busy-- -Have you totally lost your mind?
-No. -[Irene] What next?
Are you going to share finances? Raise chickens?
-Braid each other's armpit hair? -Calm down, Irene.
You're causing so much tension
with all the bad vibes you're bringing to the table.
Oh, I'm so very sorry, Ulla.
-[Ulla sighs] -Come on, Lars. We're going. Come on.
-[Ulla] I didn't mean it that way. -Wait!
-Mom! -[Ulla huffs]
Hey, would you please wait a second?
If that woman's going to be showing up here whenever she wants,
then I'm not coming over anymore.
-Look, couldn't we just-- -Lars, that woman drives me crazy.
I can handle a couple of birthdays now and then,
but I'll be damned if she's invading my daughter's home.
I know she's a bit much, Mom, but if we want to see Sille more,
we have to make some sacrifices.
-That's all there is to it. -But there must be some other way.
You should be able to decide when and how often you want to see her.
She's your daughter!
Yeah.
It's just not that simple, Mom.
Ugh.
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
[car door opens, closes]
[engine starts]
[melancholy music playing]
[Andreas snoring softly]
[music fades]
[muffled exclamation]
-[Liv moaning] -[Malte] Yes!
[Liv] Oh! [chatters indistinctly]
-[Liv moaning loudly] -[Malte] Yes! Mm!
[whimsical music playing]
-[Malte grunts] -[Liv pants]
[Liv] Ooh! Mm!
-Oh, Malte! -[Malte moaning]
[grumbles] No!
[Cecilie] Yes, yes.
Listen, I'll send the email with the documents, okay?
As soon as I get to the office.
[Jan] All right. I just don't want to keep the client waiting.
I promise. It'll be before 9:00.
Yes. Okay! Bye.
[Liv] Hmm…
Good morning.
[Cecilie] Ugh!
[coffee machine rumbles]
[both chuckle] Good morning.
-Thanks for last night. -Thank you.
Is clothing optional now that we're all living together?
-[Malte scoffs] -Oh boy.
-I'll run upstairs and get dressed. -[Cecilie] Do that.
Good morning, Malte. Looking fit.
-Good morning, Andreas. -You're up early.
Yeah, always.
-Ah. Good morning, honey. -Good morning.
I'm just letting Leo burn off some steam. He's a little ball of energy this morning.
-[Leo giggling, shouting] -[Andreas sighs]
Aw, Sille, are you bored sitting there?
Huh?
You want something exciting to play with?
This is both fun and challenging.
Look what I got for you.
It's an ABC puzzle game.
Yeah. [gasps] That's the S, as in "snake."
-You know where that goes? -[Sille] Here!
Hey! That's right!
Uh, you know, Cecilie, I'm not really thrilled
that you're giving her such advanced puzzles.
Maybe something simpler, like with animals or colors.
It's much more appropriate for a two-year-old.
So now puzzles are damaging, is that it?
It can be so unhealthy to pressure your child
too early in their development.
-No. -[Liv] Kids need to be primal.
At least until they're four years old.
So what you're saying is that you won't allow Sille
to play with anything mentally stimulating?
-It'll inhibit her development. That it? -[Sille] This one.
Thanks for your input. She'll be just fine.
[Cecilie chuckles]
-Leo isn't playing with things like that. -[Cecilie] He doesn't know how.
Leo's way behind in his development compared to Sille. Yes. That's right.
I blamed myself in the beginning, but not anymore.
Now I think it might be genetic, actually.
Okay, so you don't think environment plays any role at all?
-No. Not in this case. I don't. -[Liv scoffs]
Hey, uh, shouldn't we try to keep up the good-morning vibe we've got here?
-What's going on? -Nothing.
-Nothing's going on. -And this is an A, as in "asshole."
-[Leo giggles] -[Cecilie] Leo!
-[Leo giggles] -If you want breakfast, then come now!
-[Andreas humming] -[Cecilie grunts]
-Honey, let me do lunchboxes today. -No. You know what?
-It's fine. It's okay. I've got it. -I want to.
-[Leo screaming] -[Malte whistles]
Oh, oh, oh! Malte, you can't use soap on that pan.
-Which one? -[Cecilie] That.
-Oh. This one? -[Cecilie] I'll do it. It's okay.
-Oh! -Sorry.
[inhales sharply] Ah!
Is your back hurting you, Malte?
Yeah. Yeah, but I don't know what I did.
Maybe it's job-related or something. I don't know. It happens a lot.
iPad!
No. No, Sille, honey.
-We're not playing with the iPad. -iPad!
-No. This is all your fault, Cecilie. -[Leo laughing]
[inhales deeply] Coffee? Coffee?
[chuckles] We got practically no sleep last night.
-Oh, did Leo keep you both up again? -Yeah.
That's probably my fault. I didn't sleep till I was ten. [chuckles]
[Leo babbles]
Well, thanks for passing those genes down to Leo.
And it's so nice of you to laugh at the expense of others.
Thank you for a daughter so squeamish,
she gets hysterical when her hands are dirty.
You're welcome, Malte.
Yeah, thank you. Thank you very much.
-Ten friggin' years old? -Boo.
Jesus!
[Malte scoffs]
-[Leo laughs] -[huffs]
[hard rock music playing]
[grinding noisily]
-[cymbals clanging] -[giggles]
[Leo screaming]
[music volume increases]
[giggles]
[blender grinding]
[Leo screaming]
Okay! Okay!
-[music stops] -House meeting tonight!
-[pants] -[blender stops]
-[door opens] -[chime jingles]
Mm…
What's going on here, sweetheart?
Nothing really. I just thought we needed a little change.
Don't you think it makes the room look better?
It was nice to try. But I actually think it was better the way it was.
Like it's always been.
Come on. Let's put everything back.
[sighs] Yeah. Okay. Yeah.
-Uh… -Come on.
-Yeah. -Yeah. Got it? There we go.
Well, I've got craniosacral therapy in a minute. I'll go in and get ready.
You can put the rest back.
[breathes deeply]
[cell phone clicks]
[contemplative piano music playing]
DANISH PHARMA COMPANY DEVELOPS NEW EQUIPMENT FOR CANCER BIOPSIES
[music continues]
[indistinct chatter nearby]
[sighs]
[music continues]
[music fades]
-Hi. -[Liv gasps]
Hi.
Can I help you?
Uh… yeah.
Yes, actually you can. Is, um… Poul here?
-Poul Frederiksen? -Yes.
But he's in a meeting with the Children's Cancer Foundation.
-Do you have an appointment? -Uh, no.
Um…
You know what? Never mind.
Okay.
Uh, could I just ask you something?
[exhales sharply]
Is he a good boss?
Poul?
Yeah.
[chuckles] Yes, he's actually the best.
For example, he always gives us personal gifts on our birthdays
and lets us take time off if our children are sick.
Why?
No reason. Thank you.
Okay. Bye.
[muffled indistinct chatter]
I'd like to thank my right hand here.
-[poignant music playing] -He's really done great work. Hi.
[indistinct chatter]
ENSURE CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING AND TREATMENT
I owe a lot to you.
[man chuckles]
-[music continues] -[breath trembles]
[music fades]
Listen, you want me to leave a message, or…
-[chuckles] I could interrupt the meeting. -No, no. Don't do that I…
I just came to…
Oh. Excuse me. Sorry. Uh…
[breathes deeply]
When you've got the time. Right away'd be good.
[murmurs hesitantly]
Or I can ask Max.
-Yeah? -No. I got it.
-Great. No later than 10:00 tonight. -You got it.
[Cecilie sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
Cecilie, how, um…
How is your… friend doing?
-Who? -The one with the family collective.
Oh, that one! With…
Oh yeah, with the collec--
Um…
It, uh… It's go… going well.
I was going to say that if it didn't work out,
then, um… then I'd still be available to take on the custody case, all right?
That is really nice to know.
But… it's going pretty great.
Okay. That's good.
-It's wonderful. -[Max] Awesome.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-[child squeals] -Cockporn!
-[giggles] Cockporn! -Hi, honey.
-[children giggling] -[cell phone ringing]
-[Cecilie] Ugh. -[phone clicks]
-[Leo] Cockporn! -[children babble]
-Cockporn! -[Janus] Oi.
Cockporn?
Yeah. We made popcorn today, right, Leo?
Ah, you mean popcorn. [chuckles]
-[Leo] Cockporn! -What, uh…
-Where's Sille? -Uh. She got picked up a while ago.
-Okay. -[Leo] Cockporn!
Well, I'd told Liv I'd pick them both up, so…
Liv said they were having some mommy-daughter time.
-[Leo] Cockporn! -Oh.
-Leo. -Cockporn!
[giggles]
-Hi. -[Leo] Cockporn!
Okay, quiet, Leo.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND DELIVER RESULTS
Good. Welcome, everyone.
We have to rethink our on-boarding process,
as I think we can agree that we weren't quite aligned from the beginning.
-So-- -I don't understand anything.
What this is about, Malte, is making things run smoother.
Uh, muffin?
Thanks.
Yeah. And how do we do that, honey?
We achieve that by streamlining our work processes like this.
-Is this my date muffin recipe, Andreas? -Yeah!
-I think they're delicious. -[Liv] Mm-hmm.
I'm actually considering serving them at my open house events.
That's a really great idea.
[sighs] Oh God.
And here's rule number one.
Decent attire.
Everyone above the age of two must be dressed while in the house.
Okay. So you don't wanna normalize the human body for your child?
No, thank you, Malte. On to rule number two.
Hold on. We're taking turns, right?
I would appreciate it if we had, from now on,
only gluten-free, lactose-free, and sugar-free food in the house.
-Nah. -[Liv] Yes, Cecilie.
I refuse to have a child, or children, who are addicted to that garbage.
Okay. So no food for the brain at all?
Sille and every other child need protein.
To boost their development. You can't live on rice cakes.
-I'd like to say something. -Yes.
I would like it if we decorated according to feng shui.
-With feng… What did you say? -Feng shui.
-It was something Liv and I spoke about. -Mm-hmm.
[Andreas] How important the interaction between humans and their surroundings is.
I think I haven't been sleeping well because we moved the bed last year.
Or your lack of sleep could have something to do with our child
who turns into a gremlin at night, right?
[Liv] Yes, speaking of which,
I suggest that we let the kids sleep together and see if that helps.
Co-sleeping is supposed to be really healthy.
I doubt it. We can try it at some point.
-But we're moving on. -Uh, Cecilie. Cecilie.
I'd really like to reduce the level of conflict in this house.
So I think we should come up with a safe word.
We say it when we feel our boundaries are being crossed.
-[chuckles] -A safe word?
It's had a huge impact on my relationship with my mother.
-For example, our safe word is "tulip." -[Cecilie chuckles] Aw. That's cute.
-How pedagogical of you. -[Liv] Yeah, yeah.
-I'm actually a very pedagogical thinker. -Hmm.
[Liv] And while we are at it,
I honestly think that Sille and Leo should go to a Rudolf Steiner Daycare.
I'm not impressed at all with the artistic resources
and the lack of anthroposophical insight--
-No. Take it easy, honey. -No, I'm not!
Now she's sitting there, undermining the entire Danish educational system.
Yeah.
You're saying that Sille and Leo should not be academically stimulated.
What we should do is suppress their skills
and then push them to become unemployed artists or musicians?
Musicians are actually artists.
-Yeah. They actually are. -[static]
-[Leo] Daddy! Daddy! -[sighs] Not again.
No. I'll… I'll handle it. And that concludes the meeting.
-No, you know what? I'm not done. -Well, I can't handle any more tonight!
Jesus.
[Leo whines]
Leo, why aren't you sleeping?
-[Leo] No Mom. -You have to lie down. Come on.
-It's so late. Sille's sleeping. -[Leo whimpers]
-[Leo] No Mom! -No.
Not Mom. I know. Never Mom.
But now you're going to lie down and sleep, because I can't take it!
[Leo gasps, whimpers softly]
-No… -Sorry.
[Cecilie sobs, sniffles]
-[Leo fussing] -[sighs]
-[soft, melancholy music playing] -[sniffles]
-[whimpers] -I'm sorry, honey.
[whines] Binky.
Aw, sweetie.
[Cecilie sniffles]
[sighs] I'm sorry, honey.
[melancholy music continues]
-[music ends abruptly] -Oh! Hey. Hi.
-[toilet flushes] -Oh.
[Malte] Sorry.
I, uh… I came in to borrow your toilet.
Ours is clogged up, so, uh…
[sighs] Uh…
Yeah, and then I helped myself to the bathtub.
We don't have one in our bathroom, so…
I hope it's okay?
Are you done now?
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, all done. [chuckles]
[chuckles awkwardly]
So I can use my bathroom?
Yeah. Yeah. Of course.
-I'll just scooch by. -Yeah.
-Good night. -Night.
Ay…
-[whimsical music playing] -Ugh.
[retches]
[huffing]
[grumbles]
[grunts, sighs]
[door opens]
I think that went very well.
Yeah.
-Why don't you put the computer away? -[sighs]
-Are you okay? -No, I am not freaking okay.
Our home's been invaded by a biodynamic hippie circus.
-I'm losing it! -But the whole thing was your idea.
Freaking bad idea.
I actually think it's kinda cozy living all together.
-[sighs] -And we are the ones who suggested it.
-Cecilie. -[grumbles, sighs]
Honey… [clicks tongue]
-Don't you think it's time to go to sleep? -I have to hand this in tonight.
Okay. Thanks for a good day.
Um. [smacks lips]
[yawns]
Sleep tight.
Yeah.
[gentle guitar music playing]
[keyboard clacking]
-[alarm clock ringing] -[music fades out]
[whimsical music playing]
[keyboard clacking]
Ugh! Cecilie.
Now you're taking it way too far, hon.
I fell asleep. I was supposed to get this to Jan by 10:00 last night.
But, sweetie, the stress'll kill you if you don't take care of yourself.
-Listen. Your work is not that important. -Course it is.
-If I want that promotion, I've gotta. -But… [sighs]
Screw that promotion.
I'll be 50 soon, hon! Look, it's now or never.
You've got no idea what it's like having Max breathe down your neck,
and all the while, you're constantly feeling guilty about Leo.
It seems I can't do anything! I just can't do anything right. Right?
Yeah.
-Maybe Leo and I aren't a good match. -Oh, come on. Stop it.
-It's possible. -Listen to me.
You just need to relax and calm down a little. Okay?
Why don't you take some vacation time or a leave of absence?
Then you might be able to… bond a bit better with Leo.
Think about it, honey. Okay?
-[Sille fusses] -Liv, you can't be serious.
She's got a fever.
Yes. But, Malte, I've got clients all day. What do you want me to do?
I can't stay home, and you can't either.
She's got a fever?
Yeah.
[Cecilie] Aw. Hi.
Mm.
Gosh, you are burning up.
-[Leo giggles] -Leo, come on. We gotta get going.
Andreas, Sille's got a fever. Can you take care of her today?
Ah, sorry, Liv. I've got seven showings today.
Come on. Someone has to stay with her.
[Leo giggles]
I can take her.
-You mean it? -Seriously?
-[Cecilie] Mm-hmm. -Are you sure?
You said I needed a break from work, right?
You've never been able to do that before.
No. But I am now.
Thank you so, so much, Cecilie. Really.
Oh, honey boo. Feel better. Have a good day. Come on, Leo!
Mm… Bye.
-Bye, sweetie pie. -[Malte] See you later.
-Thanks. -Off you go.
Feel better!
-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.
[door closes]
Well… now it's just us two.
[tender music playing]
-Many bunnies! -That really is a lot of bunnies.
-Yes. -Ooh, look! There's one there.
-Yeah. -And there's one there.
-No. -No?
-Maybe this goes here. -Yes, maybe it does.
-Hey, that was right! -Yes.
Excellent!
Oh, it's a little loose.
-It doesn't say where… No! -No!
-It can't go… -No!
-No! Really? -[giggles]
Should we listen to what it says?
-[toy doorbell chimes] -[Sille] Ding-dong.
-Ding-dong. -[doorbell chimes]
-Come on in. -Can I come in?
-Yes, please. Come on in. Oh no! -Ah!
Wanna give it a try? I'll sing along.
[Cecilie] ♪ A, B ♪
[both] ♪ C, D ♪
[Sille] ♪ E, F, G ♪
♪ H, I ♪
♪ J, K, M, N, P ♪
[tender music continues]
[cell phone ringing, buzzing]
[music ends]
[ringing ends]
-Hi, Jan. -Hi, Cecilie.
Why aren't you in the office? Case needs to be closed.
My child's sick today, so I have to--
Well, then I'll just have to give it to Max.
-Yeah, well, then give it to Max. -[Sille] Mommy.
-[Jan] Yeah, but-- -Jan, I have to go. Bye.
-[phone clicks] -So?
Hi.
Oh, look who's awake?
You had a good sleep, huh?
Now come here and sit on my lap for a bit, you…
[gasps] Oh, big hugs. Yeah.
-[clicks tongue] Aw… -[tender music resumes]
Who's my Sille-bug?
[clicks] Yeah. Hmm?
Mm…
[grunts softly]
[tender music continues]
[chatter over iPad]
[music fades]
[Max] Hi, Cecilie.
Hi, Max. Did you get my email with the info on Iversen?
-[Max] Yes. -Good. I wanted to ask you something.
You know my friend I was telling you about…
who you know perfectly well is me?
If she were to decide to proceed with the custody case after all,
what are the chances of her winning it?
-[Max] I would say 90 to 10 in our favor. -[Sille giggles]
Okay.
Let's do it.
-[Sille giggles] -Bye.
[sighs]
[soothing music playing on stereo]
Mom, have you really not heard anything from Poul since then?
He hasn't called or… sent a card on my birthday? Nothing?
No. Look, I thought we were done with that conversation.
I'm just saying, people can change their minds about things, you know?
He might've changed his. Maybe he'd like to see me now.
I sincerely doubt that. That man was the biggest narcissist.
Okay.
-Are you sure? -Yeah!
He's a total egomaniac.
He's selfish, and he has no consideration whatsoever for anyone but himself!
I don't wanna talk about it anymore.
[soft, contemplative music playing]
All right, Doctor. See you soon. Thank you so much.
You're welcome.
[music lifts]
Hi.
[girl] Hi, Dad!
Hi, my love! Hi!
[laughs] Oh God!
Look, there he is! [chuckles]
-Look at you! That looks good on you. -Thanks, Dad. I'm worried I failed though.
Ah, don't worry about failing one test. You aced all the other ones, right?
-[boy] I guess. -[Poul] You hungry?
-[girl] Yeah. -[Poul] I made a reservation at Mash.
-[girl] Nice! That's awesome. -[boy] It's so good!
-Are we going to have T-bone steaks? -Yeah!
[Poul] They're the best in the city.
-[girl] They're unbelievable. -[breathes shakily]
[melancholy music playing]
[Sille squeals, giggles]
-[Cecilie laughs] -[Sille giggles]
-[Cecilie] Press that one. -[Sille] That one.
Yeah! Look what happens!
-[Sille babbles] -Try it again.
What is it you don't understand, Cecilie?
I said no iPad!
Hey. Cool it.
You're scaring her.
Fuck. You are really messed up.
Fuck.
My daughter is not going to be pressured
into becoming some obsessed workaholic like you who just--
Cantaloupe!
What?
It's our new conflict-reducing safe word you wanted.
Cantaloupe, Liv.
-[Sille] Leo! -Huh? Sille.
-Sille. -Wait, Cecilie.
-We need to talk about this. Cecilie. -[Sille] Leo.
-Leo! [giggles] -[Leo] Sille!
-[Sille] Leo! -[giggles]
Cecilie, we need to talk about this right now.
-[Andreas moans] -[Malte groans] Yeah. Yeah!
-[Malte moaning] -[Andreas] Ooh, gosh. It's really hard.
[Malta] Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
Yes, yes, yes!
Oh yeah!
-[whimsical music playing] -[Malte moaning]
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. -What the…?
-Guys, what are you doing? -Yeah, yeah, yes.
I was just…
Malte's back was bugging him,
so I thought he needed the touch of Andreas' magical hands.
But, um, Andreas, why don't you have a shirt on?
[music halts]
[music resumes]
Well, because I didn't wanna get my clothes covered in oil.
-[Malte moans] -[Cecilie sighs]
Um… um, is that grapeseed oil from the kitchen you're using?
[both] Yeah.
-Yeah? -At least it's not lube.
-[Malte moans] -[sputters, laughs]
-[Andreas] Oh yeah. Ha-ha-ha. -Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[indistinct chatter]
-[man] We've just forgotten the seventh. -Hi, Cecilie.
-Hi. -[Jan] We missed you yesterday.
Luckily, Max took over the Iversen contract,
so it all worked out.
I do hope you're not planning on making it a habit of staying home
every time your child is sick.
That would diminish your chances of making partner.
And remember, everyone,
that the whole team will be working for the next few weekends.
I'm expecting you to do that, too, for once in your life.
You stop that right now, Jan! I mean it! Stop doing that!
I have got to be the hardest-working employee
you've ever had!
That also means I'm a shitty mom because I never get to see my kid.
-Shut the fuck up! -[Jan scoffs]
You got six months maternity leave. Do you know how lucky you are?
There's not an employee here, man or woman,
who's ever gotten six months.
Can you hear how sad that is?
-No. -No, you can't, but you know what?
It stops now. It stops right now!
I'm not missing any more time with my child, and that's that!
Max, here's a bunch more work for you.
I quit.
Cecilie, after 11 years? Look, can't we…
Wait. Can't we just sit down and talk about this calmly?
[Cecilie scoffs]
I'm sure we can find a solution we'll both be happy with.
You know what? I'm gonna tell you something.
The solution's gonna be this.
I'm gonna be taking a very long timeout from this job and from you!
That's the solution.
Maybe I won't even come back because I'll open my own firm. Yeah?
And if anyone else here is sick and tired of this discriminating shit show,
then you know where you can find me.
[rousing music playing]
[Max clears throat]
[Cecilie] Honey?
-Andreas? -Mm! Mm!
I'm in here, honey.
I quit my job.
-Hmm? You did what? -I quit! I quit my job!
You were right. I… I can't handle all that stress.
And I felt like I was missing out on stuff at home.
-God, honey. -[Cecilie sighs]
-That's just wonderful. Wow! -[Cecilie giggles]
You're just the coolest, most beautiful…
And a little bit crazy.
-I am, right? [chuckles] -[chuckles]
[sputters] What are we gonna do with this palace?
Who's gonna pay the mortgages?
Oh. I don't know. We'll have to, um… we'll have to use some of our savings.
-Or we'll just have to… we'll just move. -What's goin' on?
Uh, Cecilie just quit her job.
[chuckles]
Crazy, right?
[Malte] Congrats! Wow. That's great for all of us, right?
-What? No. Yeah. Congrats. -Cecilie!
[gasps] Hi, Sille-bug! Come here!
Hello, sweetie.
You know what I did? I quit my job, hon.
So now you and me and Leo can be together all the time.
Isn't that great?
Yeah. Good. Come here, Sille.
We were just playing with bricks, so… [chuckles] Come here.
[Sille] Mm-mm.
Come. Come here. Come, sweetie. Mwah!
Come on, honey.
-[melancholy music playing] -Come to your mommy, sweetheart.
[Andreas] Honey, I just wanna say that I'm so proud of you for…
Yes, excuse me for saying so,
but that you, of all people in the whole world, have quit your job.
[Cecilie chuckles]
[cell phone chimes, buzzes]
[melancholy music continues]
MAX COOL MOVE TODAY.
JAN WAS TOTALLY LOST AND HAD TO GO HOME EARLY :)
SHALL I STILL PROCEED WITH THE CASE?
[Andreas brushing teeth]
[garbled] Honey.
I promised Liv that you won't break her rules.
I mean, you'll be home alone with the kids so much more every day.
So, no learning games, or iPads, or anything like that, okay?
Stick to her rules.
[melancholy music continues]
SHALL I STILL PROCEED WITH THE CASE?
-[Cecilie] Yes. -[message whooshes]
[tense music playing]
["Live Forever" by Kate Hudson playing]
Oh, Malte, could you fill these up?
[Cecilie buzzing]
Okay, there's more for me, then. Mm!
Yeah, bye.
-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.
Have a good day.
-Have a nice day. -Bye-bye.
I don't think Leo likes his food very much.
-What do you think, Sille-bug? -[giggles]
[chuckles]
Good, isn't it?
[children chattering]
♪ The story of my life and lover… ♪
Hi!
-Come here, you two! -[Leo laughs]
Aw! Mm!
Aw.
-Uh-uh. -♪ And you came and changed my life ♪
-♪ Oh, I was just a little girl… ♪ -[squeals]
-[gasps, blows raspberry] -♪ Dove deep into the world ♪
♪ Thought I could take it on ♪
-Hey. What are you doing up there? -♪ And you showed up right by my side… ♪
-[indistinct chattering] -♪ My witness and my life… ♪
Good job. Now which animal are you going to make?
Hey.
-Oh! [laughs] -[giggles]
-Whoa! [mimics drums] -[trumpeting]
-♪ Oh, I was just a little girl ♪ -[laughs]
-Ta-da! -♪ Dove deep into the world ♪
♪ Thought I could take it on ♪
♪ And you showed up right by my side ♪
♪ My witness and my life now ♪
-♪ We've grown up in stride… ♪ -Oh, honey!
-So I'll see you next week. -[indistinct chattering]
♪ Well, this world was meant For you to ride ♪
♪ Ups and downs I know you will survive ♪
♪ But if you need me ♪
♪ Well, I got you ♪
♪ And they'll try To cut you down to size ♪
♪ Broken hearts will heal They just take time ♪
♪ But if you need me ♪
♪ Well, I got you ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ I got you ♪
[music fades out]
-[Cecilie moaning] -[Andreas] Yeah! Yeah!
[Cecilie moaning]
[Malte sighs]
-[Cecilie moans] -Malte.
-[Malte] Yes. -[Cecilie moans]
I went to see my dad.
What?
Wow! That's crazy. But, um… [scoffs]
[hesitates] Why now?
I think this whole situation with us and the kids
made me think about my own childhood.
Seeing you as a father, how good you are,
made me realize how much I missed having one.
[Malte] Yeah. I get that.
Well, how was he?
He was totally different to what I'd expected.
Very, like, career-minded.
Ambitious.
Okay.
But, I mean, I don't know how he is as a person. I didn't get to talk to him.
Why not?
Because I got cold feet.
-Anyways, my mom might be right. -[poignant music playing]
He might not even… have room for me in his life now.
Okay, but you'll never know for sure if you don't give him the chance.
But he's the one that left back then.
And now he's got a new life
and a new family.
[sighs]
It doesn't matter. [sighs]
-[sighs] -Liv.
-Honey. -Hmm?
[softly] Hey.
I love you.
And, yes, you might be right.
Maybe he doesn't have room for you in his life.
But you've just found him, right?
I also think you'll regret it for the rest of your life
if you don't try.
[poignant music continues]
And, hey,
if it all works out…
Sille will get a grandfather.
Sille and Leo.
-[Malte chuckles softly] -Ah, I'd really love that.
[chuckles]
-Come here. Come here. -Hmm.
-[tranquil music playing on stereo] -[exhales deeply]
Oh. Good morning.
Morning.
-Wanna join me? -No.
-[Liv] Oh, come on. -Hmm.
Grab a mat.
Okay.
[Liv exhales deeply]
Are you okay with staying at home?
-You don't miss the job? -No. Right now, I'm just enjoying it.
Ouch.
I felt like no matter how fast I ran, it was never fast enough.
[Liv] And it really isn't easy to parent young children.
No.
I know I said that I would work less when I got a child, but… [exhales]
…I just love treating people.
I really think it's… starting to take off, you know?
But, then again, I don't see Sille and Leo as much as I'd like to.
No, just enjoy being successful. You shouldn't apologize for it.
Malte doesn't seem to think I'm home enough. I just find it hard.
-[exhales] -[Cecilie] Don't feel bad.
The most important thing… is that you do what makes you happy, Liv.
That's what's best for all of you.
[exhales deeply]
-[cell phone chimes, buzzes] -[grunts]
-[clears throat] -[phone clicks]
MAX: STILL NO NEWS, BUT EXPECTING SOMETHING SOON
I'm actually dreaming about opening my own place.
You know, a place that's just mine, where I can decide everything.
I totally get that.
Sometimes I feel like I've… suppressed some aspects of myself.
It's as if there's something more to me.
Some sort of drive or ambition that I maybe got from my father's side.
That's why I haven't really understood what it was or acted on it.
It's not that strange if you don't know where it came from.
Yeah, maybe.
It can be hard to figure out what you got from your genes,
as opposed to how you're affected by the people around you in your life.
-Nature and nurture. -Yeah.
Cecilie, feel free to say no,
but do you think you could come and look at some locations with me?
I just… I can't ask my mom or Malte. They'll need some convincing.
I would love to.
-You mean that? -Mm-hmm.
Aw. [chuckles]
-[kisses, sighs] -Hmm.
-Thanks. It's so sweet of you. -No biggie.
It just feels so good to finally share it with somebody.
[exhales]
-Thanks. -[tender music playing]
Good. Let's downward dog.
-Dog? There's a dog pose? -Just like this.
All righty, then.
-[Liv] That's it. -Okay. Ow!
[tender music continues]
[children babbling, giggling]
[Leo babbles]
[Sille babbles]
[music fades]
-[Malte] Cheers. -[all] Cheers.
Cheers.
-Mm. -[Andreas sighs]
-Congratulations on the sale. -[Malte] Yeah.
-[Liv] Congratulations. -Ah. Thanks.
It was really great to sell Rosenvænget.
Now if I could just sell the one on Jersin Alley.
-It's a tough one. -He's never satisfied. [chuckles]
[Lars] Oi! Oh, hi.
-Hi, Dad! -Hi.
-Looks like you're having fun. -Yeah.
I brought a couple of goals. Now we'll have a real soccer field.
-You up for it? -Yeah, man. Let's play a game.
-Oh yes! Woo-hoo! -Yeah, yeah, yeah!
-[Malte] Kids, we're playing soccer! -[Liv] Have fun, guys!
-[Malte] You playing, Liv? -Okay!
-[ball thumps] -[Malte] Let's go! Who's playing soccer?
-Come on, kids! Come on! -[Liv] I wanna make the teams.
This'll be fun! Let's do this!
-[Malte] There's a goal here. -That's so pretty.
[Andreas] Don't make them too close. Right here.
[Malte grunts]
-Are you okay? -[Malte] Awesome. We start.
-Right now, very okay. -[Andreas] Don't let him pass.
-Good. -[Malte] That's it. Go. Go, go, go!
-[Andreas] That's it! Heads up. -[Liv] Take it. Kick.
Watch your goal.
I actually lived in a collective when I was in my early 20s.
Adored it. The community was great.
-I never knew that. -[Lars] Well, uh…
-Your mother didn't go for it. -[Cecilie] No.
A bit too alternative for her taste.
-[Cecilie] Mm. -I think deep down she was afraid.
It would get too awkward with too many ladies.
Ah…
-[Malte] No, can't touch it. -And were there?
[Leo shouts]
-Uh… might have been one. -[Cecilie] Mm-hmm.
-Or three. [laughs] -[laughs]
-[Lars] You wanna come play? -Be right there.
-[tender music playing] -[Andreas] No, not there! Run! Run!
-[Lars] Hey! -[Sille] My turn.
-C'mon, c'mon, c'mon! -[Andreas] Not with your hands.
-[Lars] Oh, he's determined. -[all cheer]
-[laughs] -[Malte] Nice! Leo, do a victory dance!
-[men whooping] -[Liv] You were so good.
-[Lars] Everybody dance! -[Leo giggles]
-[Liv] Look at Leo dance! -[Leo laughs]
-[Lars] Let's go! Yeah! -[Leo] Yay! [laughs]
-[Liv] Yes! -[Andreas] Good job, Leo. I'm so proud.
Hi. You've reached Max. Please leave a message.
-[beep] -Hi, Max. This is Cecilie.
I've changed my mind. I want to drop the custody case.
Of course I'll pay you for your time,
but… reach out to whomever you need to stop this thing.
Thanks. Bye.
[Malte] You could teach your grandpa a thing or two, Leo.
-[Liv] Yay! -[Leo laughing]
-[chuckles] -[Liv] Who's my beautiful little dancer?
"Fast as lightning, the snow owl Ulla flies away from the polar bear."
-It's over there. -Yes, it's over there.
"She flies high up in the blue sky, but the snow owl Ulla is not happy."
See? See?
[Cecilie] Yes, I see that.
-[tender music continues] -[Leo] Mom.
Oh, honey. What was Mom thinking?
-[giggles] You're funny, Mommy! -Yeah.
-[giggles] -[cell phone ringing]
[Leo babbles]
[Leo giggles]
Mommy, read book again.
-[Andreas] Look what I have for you. -Wow! This looks really delicious, huh?
Hey. What you got there? Is that chocolate, Sille?
-Here. -Um. Wow. I get a whole one?
-[Malte] This is amazing. -[Liv] Leo, you little rascal!
[Cecilie chuckles]
Honey, can't she have a tiny piece of bacon, please?
Just for me?
-Uh-oh. Yes! -[Liv] A little piece if she wants it.
-Yeah, of course. -[Liv] Do not pressure her in any way.
Okay. Sweetheart.
Would you like to taste the best thing in the whole world?
[giggles]
[chuckles]
-Yummy. -[all laugh]
-That's my girl. -[glass clinking]
[clears throat] Look, I just want
to get a little serious here, 'cause… I just need to say something.
I've always been quite…
And then I met you, who's much more… [chuckles]
Um… and then I got a child who was also…
And-and you got a child who was much more…
And then we found out that yours was really mine
and… and mine was yours.
And… and then I got confused. [chuckles]
And now, here we are.
[sighs]
And, um… and I'm not all…
-And you aren't all… -[chuckles] No.
Right? Because nobody is.
We're all… just human.
-You know? [sniffles] -[tender music playing]
-So I'm sorry. -[chuckles]
That was really beautiful, Cecilie.
-[sobs softly] -Yeah.
Really, really beautiful.
[doorbell chimes]
That must be the groceries. [chuckles]
I'll get it.
[sighs]
Hi, Max.
Hi, Cecilie. Hey, the door was open, so, uh…
-I've been trying to get a hold of you. -You got my message?
I couldn't really hear what you said. There was a lot of noise, Cecilie.
But, um, if you said what I think you did,
then we can't just drop this thing like that, you know?
Like, "whoops."
-The papers have been submitted. -But I need you to--
Need a hand with the groceries? Oh, hi, Max.
[Max] Hi, Andreas.
-Sorry for disturbing you on a Saturday. -[Andreas] Yeah?
-But it is a bit urgent. Um… -[chuckles nervously]
As I was just telling Cecilie regarding your custody case--
What custody case?
Yeah, you can't just decide one day to drop it.
Papers have been submitted to the family court--
What did you say?
Hi.
What's this about custody?
Of Sille?
Wait. Um, um… Are you serious, Cecilie?
What the hell is this about?
[inhales]
I didn't know you were all still living together.
All of you. How cozy.
I… I'm gonna go and leave you in peace so you can sort this out.
-Then, uh, you can call me, Cecilie. -Yeah.
Enjoy your day.
[Cecilie] Yes.
Have you lost it?
What about the big speech you made a minute ago?
-Was it just a lie or what? -No. It wasn't.
I meant all of it.
Sorry.
It was a mistake, and I regret it. And I told Max that as well.
But then why did you do it, Cecilie? I don't get it.
Liv, I cannot stand the way you're raising Sille.
You're destroying her.
You're doing the opposite of what I think is best for her.
So now you think you know what's best when it comes to parenting?
You know, you're probably the worst mom in the whole freakin' world!
What? I'm the worst mom in the world?
You've got so many rules and restrictions for Sille, it would drive anyone nuts!
Rules for her food, rules for her toys, and even the goddamn CO2 footprint!
Yes! They're healthy rules, all right?
You always talk about how the rest of us should be open-minded, right?
And you're so narrow-minded,
but you act all holier-than-thou and balanced, right?
-Your way is the only right way. -Well, it is, actually.
You know what you've done? You've actually helped push me over the edge!
With your hippie rules
and pseudo lifestyle and bullshit like that!
I'm sick of all of it!
Then you know what? How about we just move out?
-Okay. -[Liv] No, no, no! Hey! Listen!
If it's terrible with us, we'll move out.
-Right, Malte? -What? Yeah, of course, sweetie.
-Whatever you say. -No, Liv, hey. Let's try to be friends.
It was going so well.
For the kids.
[Sille] Mommy?
[poignant music playing]
Oh, Sille-bug.
Come here. Oh.
-[Sille babbles] -Yeah. Huh.
-[Sille giggles, babbles] -Yeah. Mm-hmm.
Fine, Cecilie. You win.
-What do you mean? -[Liv] You win.
You get your biological child back, and we get ours, right? We'll swap them.
What?
We'll go and pack.
-But… -And you'll hear from our lawyer.
-Liv, we-- -No, Liv, we have to find a solution here.
[Liv] Come, Sille, honey.
There. Yes, you'll have to make do with me until you get your real mom, okay?
Malte.
See you, Leo, honey.
[Andreas] Malte.
Enjoy him while you can,
because you're never going to see him again after this!
Malte! Come!
-I… I don't… -I don't know what to say.
[poignant music continues]
[sighs]
[breathes deeply]
[Andreas grunts] There has to be something you can do about this.
-If Liv wants, that's how it'll be. -But then… [grunts]
We'll have to give them Leo, right?
-Well, that is not happening! -There's nothing we can do.
-Cecilie! -I'm sorry. There isn't.
She's legally entitled to him. She gave birth to him.
Oh come on, goddamn it! That can't be right!
[Malte coughs]
We'll get the rest of our stuff with a moving van when we can.
Uh, but… but, Malte. Wait, wait, wait. Where will you go?
I mean, you've rented out your allotment house.
Yeah. We'll probably have to sleep at Ulla's. Isn't that great?
[Andreas groans]
It just can't end like this, Malte. There's gotta be something we can do.
It's too late. It's done.
And it's just such a shame, really.
[Andreas exhales angrily]
[melancholy music playing]
There. Time to sleep now.
[Leo murmurs]
Miss Sille.
Yeah.
I miss her too.
[static crackles on TV]
[sighs] How do you not have Netflix?
Or even cable?
I never watch TV.
Would you like more veggies, Malte? Or some cranberry juice?
-No, thank you, Ulla. I'm fine. -[Ulla] Hmm.
Oh, this is just so cozy.
And stay as long as you like.
[Sille] Mommy!
Mommy!
What's up, hon?
You still can't sleep?
[Sille] Mm-mm.
[gentle, lullaby music playing]
[Liv] I'm here, honey.
[softly] Sweet dreams.
[exhales deeply]
Okay. Let's go, honey. Come on.
You can't wait last minute to tell me you can't pick her up.
Yes, actually, I can.
Because now that Cecilie isn't doing it anymore,
I have to do the drop-off and pickup because you're so busy at work.
Yeah. God forbid you showed support for my career now I'm finally doing well.
-I want Leo. -[Malte] Yes, honey.
We're gonna go to the daycare to see Leo now, okay? [sniffs]
We just can't all be so passionate about our work, we forget everything else.
Hey. That's enough. Stop that, okay? You're starting to sound like my mother.
I'm doing what?
Yeah, it feels like you're both trying to keep me down somehow. I can't stand it.
Why can't you just be happy for me for once?
Oh, come on, Liv. Stop that.
-[Liv] No! -[Malte] Stop!
[sighs]
-[Irene chatters on phone] -[Leo] Sille!
[Irene] Now you finally get a child who is… well, more like you, you know?
Mom, I've gotta go. I'm at the daycare. Cell phones aren't allowed.
-[Irene] Oh. -Bye.
[children giggling]
Hey. Malte.
See you soon, Leo.
Hold on.
-[door opens, closes] -[glum music playing]
[children chattering, giggling]
-Good morning. -Good morning.
I hear that Leo's starting at a new daycare this fall.
I didn't see that coming.
Maybe I just misunderstood things.
[Leo giggles, babbles]
[Sille giggling]
Listen, if you ask me, then honestly, I say go for it.
You've really got so much to offer.
If you need investors, just let me know.
Wow. I'm so glad to hear you say that, Louise.
-Of course. -Thank you.
No, thank you. Now I can play tennis this weekend.
-Good to hear. Go get 'em! -[chuckles] Mm-hmm.
-See you. -[chuckles] We'll see you, Louise. Bye.
[door chime jingles]
What was that all about?
Mom…
I've decided to open my own clinic.
It's been a dream of mine for a very long time and, um… yeah.
I really hope you'll support me in this.
Mm. Well, if it's been a dream of yours, of course, I won't stand in your way.
But what I'm finding a little hard is that you don't wanna work with me anymore.
Yeah.
But it is… what I want.
I'm also going to get in touch with my dad.
Oh, Liv, I don't think that's a good idea at all.
-You'll just be disappointed-- -Yeah, I might very well be disappointed.
But I will always regret it if I don't at least try.
[sighs]
I found out where he works.
[inhales deeply]
Honey, I…
I might have… [breathes nervously]
What?
Yeah, so Poul and I might have both been involved
in deciding how it all turned out.
Okay.
What are you saying? You…
He wants to see me?
It's not as simple as that.
Look. He was so obsessed with his career.
He didn't seem to have time for anything else.
You didn't want to share me is what you're saying?
Not with a man who didn't deserve it.
Deserve you!
[Liv sighs]
I was only trying to protect you.
Yeah. Okay.
But I am not a little girl anymore, and I would like to know my father.
-[rousing music playing] -See you later.
-[receptionist] Hi again. -Hi.
I'd like to see Poul.
-And, um, now, please. -[receptionist] Yes.
Of course.
-Follow me. -[Liv] Yeah.
-[man] The numbers are… looking good. -Yes, I know. If you… Yes?
Sorry, Poul. Somebody here wants to see you. I think it's important.
-Okay. Excuse me for a moment. -Of course.
[tender music playing]
[Liv] Hi.
Hi.
-Yes? -Yes, um, I'm sorry.
I am…
A very ambitious intern?
[laughs]
Uh. No. [chuckles]
I'm your daughter.
Liv?
I'm really so sorry that it happened the way it did, Liv.
But we were so young.
I was just a young, ambitious nerd trying to make a career.
But you didn't need to choose between career and family, did you?
Ulla wanted me to.
Because I was as ambitious as I was.
But I just dreamed of starting this business.
I dreamed of… being successful.
I dreamed of doing something good in the world,
and I'm trying to do it with this company.
But Ulla couldn't accept that.
But it's not her fault. It's not her fault.
I… I should have just insisted.
I should've done what was best for you, and now…
[sighs]
…I just have to live with that. Yeah.
So…
did you have a family at all, or…?
Yes.
I did.
Mm, quite a few years passed,
but then I actually met a woman, and we made it work.
This whole work-life balance, I learned… to communicate my needs clearly.
And to take hers into consideration at the same time.
And we had two children.
Philippa and Elliot.
They are… 20 and 17 years old.
So, you… have two half-siblings, Liv.
I've often dreamt of how wonderful it could be
if the three of you could just hang out, be together.
Maybe it's not too late for that?
If I'm lucky and you find it in your heart to forgive me…
then maybe we could start over.
We'll see.
I've always hated being an only child, so…
[Poul exhales]
-[Liv chuckles] -[tender music playing]
[Poul] Liv, I…
[sighs]
Liv, I really hope you believe me when I say that…
uh,
that it's the biggest regret of my life
that I didn't get the chance to see you grow up.
No.
[music fades]
Hi, sweetie.
-Hi, Dad. -So this is where you are.
Mom says that, uh, the others are gone.
But, of course, she thinks it's all for the best
because now you'll get to have Sille?
It's a huge mess.
-It's a huge mess, Dad. -[Lars] Hmm.
What are you doing?
I'm repotting plants, I think.
[Lars] Mm-hmm. Hmm.
-[Cecilie sighs] -[chuckles]
It's funny to see you sitting like that.
[chuckles]
It, uh… kinda looks like, uh…
-Is that me? -Yeah.
[chuckles]
You were a real tomboy. [chuckles]
Quite rambunctious.
And a hothead as well.
-Dad, I've never ever seen these. -No.
Your mother used to toss them aside.
She didn't like me taking pictures of you before you'd had a bath,
or when you were too wild.
Yeah. She had a hard time accepting that you weren't like her.
Sound familiar?
[Cecilie] Hmm.
So, um… I put together this extra album,
so you could, if you choose to,
look back on your wild-child days.
[both laugh]
Here, look.
Mm…
[chuckles] Look at that.
No!
-[Lars] It's like looking at Leo. -[Cecilie] Totally.
Oh…
[chuckles] I mean…
-[tender music playing] -[Lars sighs]
Dad, when did I start to become such a good girl?
I guess
that was when Mette-Line came along.
See?
-No! -[Lars] Yes.
Aw.
You were so thrilled to have a little sister.
You really had fun together.
[nostalgic guitar music playing]
[Lars] Hmm.
Sorry. I have to run, Dad.
[music brightens]
Looks like someone's had second thoughts.
Coming back with her tail between her legs.
Ah! You'd like that. No. I just need to talk to Max.
Uh, but… but, Cecilie, we can discuss you, uh, coming back.
Um, maybe just part-time?
I'm good, Jan.
Um…
-Hi, Cecilie. -Max, I need your help.
I hope I didn't misread what happened.
-You did change your mind, right? -Yes. Yeah, yeah.
-We do need to stop that custody case. -Okay, good. Yeah, I'm on it.
Don't worry. I'll fix it.
Thanks.
-I need something else. -Yeah?
Is it true you also specialize in real estate law?
[Max] Yes, I do.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[Cecilie] Mwah!
Do you always kiss your real estate agent like that?
-Only the very sweetest and the very best. -[chuckles]
See you.
[music continues]
[music fades]
-Hi. -Hi.
-There's-- -[Liv] I just want--
-Can we talk? -Yeah, of course.
Liv, I've actually just--
I can't stand living with you! I can't do it!
Okay.
I thought I was the bigger person in this, but apparently, I'm not, am I?
I'm… I'm dominating! I'm manipulating! And everything has to be my way!
Yes! You want everything your way, but I am way worse than you!
I do everything I can to tame my son.
I try to train him, like some sort of poodle!
Sit properly! Eat properly! Behave properly!
Okay, but I'm so out of control
that I won't let my own daughter's brain develop naturally!
I won't let her use the left side of her brain at all!
Wanna know something?
I'm such a lousy mother,
I want to swap my son for a mini version of myself!
If anybody's a bad mother, it's me!
I wanna switch my own daughter because I feel left out all the time,
because she is so fucking like you!
-[growls] -Ugh!
[huffs]
[Liv sighs]
It's been so hard
not being able to connect with Leo.
But that's not his fault.
And I'd been so stressed, I had barely any energy at all.
And, of course, he's picked up on that.
I'm so sorry, Liv.
Listen. I don't know what I was thinking with that custody case.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, well, I think I'd better apologize to you too, Cecilie.
I'm sorry I haven't given you any space with Sille.
You're just as much her mom as I am. I know that.
I just needed to wrap my head around that, you know?
I can't live without Leo.
And those two kids shouldn't be without each other. They're kinda like…
Siblings?
Yeah!
In the world's most crazy, alternative way.
-[chuckles] -[Liv sighs]
-[sighs] -[Cecilie] Yeah.
[cell phone ringing]
[Cecilie] No.
The daycare.
[Andreas] Oh! Here they are.
-[Liv] Hi, kids! -Hi!
-[Liv] Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry. -Sorry.
When you can't show up on time, then I have to call your husbands, right?
-Liv, for God's sake. -Could you please not do that, Malte?
Don't make me feel bad right now, please.
Liv, how hard is it for you to prioritize Sille and our family?
-Honey, can we please just talk? -[Malte] About what?
-[Liv] We need to talk. -Hi, honey. Hi.
Honey, come on. Seriously?
I know. I'm sorry.
What is it?
Malte, I met my dad today.
Okay.
And he told me it's important to communicate your needs, so…
I know I always said I would cut back on work, as we agreed,
but honestly, Malte, I'm…
Ugh. I feel like the worst mother in the world for saying this.
Maternity leave bored me to tears.
You never said anything.
No, because I was so freakin' ashamed of it.
I love Sille with all my heart.
I really do.
But for fuck's sake,
it's nice to be able to go to work and forget all about being a parent.
I'm really good at what I do.
I feel like I make a big difference, and…
I need to be more than just somebody's mom.
Are you okay with that?
[tender music playing]
Of course I'm okay.
-[chuckles softly] -Thanks. Thanks.
[kissing]
By the way, I wanna open my own clinic,
so I'll probably be extra busy for a while.
[suspenseful music playing]
-Yeah, of course you should. You have to. -[laughs]
-It's been your dream for so long. -It has!
It might be nice to distance ourselves from your mom a little bit.
Yeah.
Especially if I'm starting to sound like her.
I just don't know how we're gonna manage it
if we both have to work so much.
I might have a solution.
[Cecilie] Uh…
[harmonious music playing]
[birds chirping]
What do you think?
Wow, Cecilie. A house. That's really something. It's beautiful.
[Leo babbles]
FOR SALE
SOLD
It's not just a house.
Not just house.
[bright music playing]
[Cecilie] Hmm.
It's two houses.
Nice. Yes. Here you go.
Do you wanna play? Look over there.
[Sille giggles]
It's that property I was having so much trouble selling.
-[Cecilie] Oh. -Two houses, but totally different looks.
The former owner's aunt lived in the guesthouse,
and, well, it's not to everybody's taste.
-Hmm. -I thought it was quite charming.
And I thought it might be just your style.
[Andreas] So, um, here I was, waiting for the right buyer,
one who needed a house like… and also a house… like this.
[chuckles]
I might have been a bit overconfident.
-But I've already made the purchase. -What?
[Cecilie] And I got the property split into two deeds.
In each of the kids' names, so…
So, Sille, you actually own that little blue house there.
I want big one!
-[all chuckle] -Oh you do, do you?
[all chuckle]
[Cecilie] And, Leo,
this one's yours.
Pretty, right?
We'll be living close, but under separate roofs.
-Think that could work? -Well, yeah.
-I've gotta admit, it is tempting. -[Malte] Mm-hmm.
That way, we don't have to look at your ugly designer furniture anymore.
[laughs]
Yeah, and we'll be spared your nauseating incense
and your excruciating monk music.
Yes, and I'll be spared your gross meat and your beige throw pillows.
You know what I'm looking forward to? No more bead curtains.
They bash your head.
Andreas, how about the two of us take one and the ladies can have the other?
Then we'd be spared their nagging.
You know what, Malte? I actually think that's a really good idea.
-[Cecilie] Ugh. -[Andreas chuckles]
But what about the kids?
I don't know. Maybe we could have a seven-seven arrangement.
-It's the thing to do right now. -[Leo giggles]
So you get both kids for seven days, and then seven days completely child-free?
-That's actually not a bad idea. -Well, I want Sille on her birthday, then.
Okay. Then we'll take her Christmas Eve.
Hey. Won't we be celebrating Christmas together?
You got it! But our children have duck Christmas Eve.
-[Liv] Uh… -Then we go all-in.
-I'll make roast pork. -[Liv] No!
-My children are not having roast pork. -Oh!
-You know that pigs have blackheads, and-- -No, no. Liv, cantaloupe.
-Cantaloupe, Liv. -[Liv] No, Cecilie.
-Cantaloupe! -Cecilie, listen to me.
-I think you've misunderstood when and-- -[Andreas] Why don't we look inside?
-[Liv] You can't use it-- -[Andreas] Let's talk.
["Another Day" by Jamie Lidell playing] ♪ Another day, another way ♪
♪ For me to open up to you ♪
♪ Mm, mm ♪
♪ Yeah, ah ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, oh yeah ♪
♪ Another day, another way ♪
♪ For me to open up to you ♪
-♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ -♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
-♪ Oh! ♪ -♪ I used to worry… ♪
Of course, there are other options as well.
[Liv] What?
Yeah, for example you could start having sex all over again.
[all laughing]
-I need to sleep. [yawns] -[Andreas] Come on, honey.
Okay. No, hon. I'm not in the mood for that.
[sputters] Sorry! [laughs]
And then I'll drag them through media hell.
-And then I'll fu-- [snorts] -[Liv] Oh!
-[laughs] -[Liv] Then you'll fuck them?
-[Andreas groaning] -[Malte moans]
[both laughing]
I'll drag them through media hell, and I will crush them.
They'll never be able to recognize their own fucking assholes again!
-[snorting laughter] -[woman] Action.
-[Liv] Wow. -[laughs]
[Andreas] Lil' gunslinger!
I'm not talking about "sleeping pills" sleeping pills.
-I'm talking about ones for kids. -[laughs]
[all laugh]
-[both moaning] -[Cecilie] Why are you naked, Andreas?
[all laughing]
-I'm not naked. I'm wearing underwear. -[chuckling]
[Cecilie] Why aren't you wearing any clothes, Andreas?
Well, because I didn't wanna get my clothes covered in oil.
-[Mille laughs] -[laughs]
-Goddamn it, Mille. -[Mille] Sorry. I'll leave.
No, you're coming in here now, and you're doing it properly.
-[Andreas] I think you need to relax. -No, hon.
I'm so not up for that right now.
[both laughing]
It's the craziest…
It's the craziest thing to watch you pulling back like that.
I'm way worse than you. I do everything I can to tame my son.
I-- We train him as if… if…if… if…
A poodle! [laughs]
Yes, yes, yes! Yes, you! Yes, you do! Or, yes, you… Go on!
-[Liv] You want me to speak? -[laughs] Okay!
No. No, no, no, hon. I'm so not up for that.
[sighs, farts]
[both laughing]
♪ Another day, another… ♪
[Lars Ranthe] Let's rewind that.
[woman] I think maybe we'll call it a day.
-[laughs] Isn't it time? -[Lars] Yeah. It was me.
-[laughs] It wasn't. -[woman] The world's biggest fart.
[all laughing]
-[man] Thank you, all. -[woman] Going to confess?
It was me! [laughs hysterically]
[music continues]
♪ That's why I'm searching for ♪
♪ Another day, another way ♪
♪ For me to open up to you ♪
♪ Yeah, ah ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, whoa, oh ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, whoa, whoa ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, oh! ♪
[music fades out]