Danish Film 'Father's House' Signs With DR Sales, Ahead of Festival Premieres
Copenhagen-based DR Sales has taken on Father's House (Faderhuset), a Danish film about a religious sect, Variety reports. A sales company looks for buyers for a film in other countries, so this is the step that starts getting the film in front of cinemas and broadcasters abroad.
The film mixes three forms: fiction, documentary and making-of. It looks at manipulation, abuse and violence inside Faderhuset, the Danish Christian sect that no longer exists. The group was officially closed as a religious congregation in 2013.
Three former members appear in the film as themselves. Key moments from their lives inside the group are acted out by performers, who work under the guidance of the real former members.
Trine Dyrholm plays Ruth Evensen, now Ruth Kristiansen, who led Faderhuset from the 1990s until it closed. David Dencik plays Jerry, a former member. Laura Kronborg Kjær plays Camilla, who stayed in the sect for seven years before leaving. Camilla later founded InsideOut, an NGO that helps people leave sectarian communities.
Andreas Koefoed and Eva Mulvad co-direct the film. Adam Nielsen, who edited it, makes his directing debut. Mulvad told Variety that the project began with a book by former member Camilla Louise Johnson.
DR Sales executive producer Kim Christiansen said the company had been keen on the project for some time. He said the team was struck by the first cut.
The film has been picked for two festivals. It is in the international documentary competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, whose 30th edition runs from 6 to 22 November 2026. It is also in the Signed section of IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Tallinn's industry programme, Industry@Tallinn, runs alongside the festival from 9 to 20 November.
Festivals matter for a film like this because they are where many buyers first see it. A sales agent can use a festival slot to start conversations about where the film will be shown next.
No release dates or buyers have been announced so far.
