

The Celebration
Every family has a secret.
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
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- Language
- Danish
- daughter
- depression
- infidelity
- child abuse
- suicide
- parent child relationship
- birthday
- country house
- twin sister
- trauma
- racism
- family reunion
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Produced in
Denmark, Sweden
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival7 Oct 1998
- Theatrical (limited)R9 Oct 1998
- PhysicalRThe Criterion Collection Blu-ray11 Jan 2022
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+20 May 1999
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1119 Jun 1998
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 1998
- Theatrical23 Dec 1998
- PhysicalDVD6 Oct 1999
- Digital / OTTVOD8 Sept 2018
- TheatricalRe-release15 Dec 2020
- Digital / OTT12Prime Video20 Nov 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1219 Jun 1998
ItalyIT
- Theatrical6 Nov 1998
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical124 Feb 1999
- TV12Nederland 327 Jan 2005
- Theatrical30 jaar Dogma5 Jun 2025
RomaniaRO
- Theatrical18+19 Jun 1998
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1824 Apr 1999
SwedenSE
- Theatrical152 Oct 1998
- Physical15DVD release22 Oct 2003
Frequently asked questions
The Celebration was released on 19 June 1998.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
1/1/2026
I have always loathed, and avoided, family gatherings though none of mine ever became quite so toxic as this one. It’s “Helge” (Henning Moritzen) who has reached sixty years old, and so has assembled his family and friends at a luxury hotel to celebrate. We can tell that we are in for a bumpy ride when son “Michael” (Thomas Bo Larsen) arrives with brother “Christian” (Ulrich Thomsen) to discover that he hasn’t been i…
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