Danish Documentary on the Father's House Sect Premieres in Tallinn

A Danish documentary about a religious sect is set to have its world premiere on Monday evening in Tallinn, Estonia. Father's House (Faderhuset) is screening in the Doc@PÖFF International Competition at the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The festival lists the screening for Monday, 9 November, at 19:00. The festival runs from 6 to 22 November 2026.

The film is about the Danish Christian sect known as Father's House. Actress Trine Dyrholm plays Ruth, who led the group through the 1990s. The congregation ended in 2013, when its leaders and members moved abroad.

The film is a hybrid documentary, which means it mixes real material with staged scenes. It re-enacts scenes about manipulation inside a religious sect, and former cult members worked with the actors to help them portray real experiences. Variety reported the re-enactments when the film was announced in October.

Alongside Dyrholm, the cast includes David Dencik, who plays former member Jerry Jensen, as well as Laura Kronborg Kjær and Emma Sehested Høeg. The festival also credits Özlem Saglanmak in the cast. Adam Nielsen, Andreas Koefoed and Eva Mulvad wrote and directed the film.

Sales are handled by DR Sales, and the film will open in Danish cinemas later this month. The festival lists the Estonian title as Isakodu.

Dyrholm, Jensen and director Eva Mulvad have all spoken about the film to The Hollywood Reporter. Jensen's role in the project is an unusual one: he is a former member of the group who now appears on screen as himself in a character based on his own time inside it.

For a festival audience, the Doc@PÖFF competition is one of the places where a documentary like this one gets its first public screening. Buyers and sales agents at festivals often decide which films reach cinemas and streaming services in the months that follow.