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Alt om min far

IMDb ID: tt0310622 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.3 (441 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Biography

Young film director Even Benestad tells the story of his own father Espen Benestad who is a transgender woman and seeks her son's acceptance.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited States: All About My Father
World-wide: All About My Father (English)
Germany: Alles über meinen Vater
Sweden: Allt om min far
Norway: Alt om min far
Finland: Kaikki isästäni
Greece: Ola gia ton patera mou (Festival Title)
Portugal: Tudo sobre o Meu Pai
Poland: Wszystko o moim ojcu
Japan: オール・アバウト・マイ・ファーザー (Japanese)
Allt om min far
Release Date2002-02-22Runtime75 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsNorway
Denmark
LanguagesNorwegianKeywordsmother son relationship
transgender woman
mother
director
woman
Production CompaniesExposed Film Productions AS
Zentropa Real ApS
TV2 Norge
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.altomminfar.no/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310622/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0310622.jpgUpdated At2025-06-30T02:21:09

Stars

Espen Benestad
Elsa Almås
Elisabeth Benestad
Liv
Even Benestad

Directors

Even Benestad

Writers

Even Benestad
August Baugstø Hanssen

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Espen Benestad | Character: Self
Actor: Elsa Almås | Character: Self (wife)
Actor: Elisabeth Benestad | Character: Self (daughter)
Actor: Liv | Character: Self (first wife)
Actor: Even Benestad | Character: Self (son)

[Directors Group]
Name: Even Benestad | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Even Benestad | Role: Writer
Name: August Baugstø Hanssen | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Bjørn Eivind Aarskog | Role: Producer
Name: Gloria Azalde | Role: Producer
Name: Carsten Holst | Role: Producer
Name: Ola K. Hunnes | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: John Erik Kaada | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Bjørn Eivind Aarskog | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Even Benestad | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Øyvind Garau | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Steffan Strandberg | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Erik Andersson | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Hege Astrup | Role: Production Manager
Name: Christine Ekstrand | Role: Production Manager
Name: Lene Irgens | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Steffan Strandberg | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Elisabeth Benestad | Role: Art Department
Name: Hanna Høiness | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Egg og Bacon | Role: Sound Department
Name: August Baugstø Hanssen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bernt Syversen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Kenna | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: John Barkovitch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jim K. Nilsen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Anders Refn | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Espen Skjørdal | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Wrongroom | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Anders Jacobsen | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Per Nielsen | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Margreth Olin | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Thomas Robsahm | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Åge Hoffart | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birgit Jørgensen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Siv Hilde Meen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Espen Skjørdal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anniken Valstad | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Petro van Leeuwen | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Magne Benestad | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310622/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Sweden: January 29, 2002 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Germany: February 14, 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Norway: February 22, 2002
Germany: May 1, 2002 (Dokfest München)
Russia: June 28, 2002 (Moscow Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 12, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Finland: August 20, 2002 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Greece: September 13, 2002 (Athens Film Festival)
Poland: October 4, 2002 (Warsaw Film Festival)
United States: January 13, 2003 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: January 25, 2003 (Febio Film Festival)
United States: March 24, 2003 (Cleveland International Film Festival)
United States: April 7, 2003 (Philadelphia International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: April 14, 2003 (One World Film Festival)
Finland: October 26, 2003 (limited)
South Korea: December 1, 2003
United States: April 2004 (Penn State One in Ten Film Festival)
Japan: July 18, 2004 (Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival)
Turkey: October 2, 2004 (Out Istanbul)

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Berlin International Film Festival | Teddy | Best Documentary Film | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Winner | 2002 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Amanda | Best Film (Årets norske kinofilm) | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Nominee | 2002 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Amanda | Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm) | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Winner | 2002 | Århus Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Documentary Film | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Winner | 2002 | Göteborg Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Winner | 2002 | Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival | Best International Documentary | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Winner | 2003 | Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Documentary | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Nominee | 2002 | Nordic Council | Nordic Council's Film Prize | Even Benestad, Bjørn Eivind Aarskog, All About My Father
Winner | 2002 | Amanda Awards, Norway | Amanda | Best Film (Årest norske kinofilm) | Bjørn Eivind Aarskog, Even Benestad, All About My Father
Nominee | 2002 | São Paulo International Film Festival | International Jury Award | Best Documentary | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Nominee | 2002 | European Film Awards | European Film Award | European Documentary | Even Benestad, All About My Father
Nominee | 2002 | Valladolid International Film Festival | Tiempo de Historia Award | Best Documentary | Even Benestad, All About My Father | For its courageous balanced portrait of transsexuality.
Winner | 2002 | Munich International Documentary Festival (DOK.fest) | Outstanding Documentary Film | Even Benestad, All About My Father

Box Office

Norway: USD 403648
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2002 | Rank: 38 | Weeks in release: 1 | Gross to date: USD 403648 | Interval gross: USD 399320