On Our Own
1998, Danish. Directed by Lone Scherfig.
Three siblings ingeniously avoid being sent off to a children's home while their solo-mother serves a short sentence in a prison for shoplifting. Rather than have the news leak out and have to be escorted off with the eccentric welfare officer, they invent a 'never present' dad who is looking after them.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lone ScherfigDirector
- Kasper Emanuel StægerKasper
- Clara Johanne SimonsenSara
- Pernille Kaae HøierJulie
- Ann Eleonora JørgensenLinda
- Lars KaalundFinn
- Birthe NeumannAnne Marie
- Bjarne HenriksenLille Per
- Claus GervingAllan
- Wencke BarfoedAllans kone
- Max HansenArne
- Kristian Holm JoensenBjarne
- Lars Nepper-ChristensenClaus
Details
- Released
- 6 February 1998
- Original title
- Når mor kommer hjem...
- Country
- Sweden, Denmark
- Written by
- Lone Scherfig, Jørgen Kastrup
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On Our Own runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Which OTT platform is On Our Own on?
On Our Own isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 February 1998. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like On Our Own?
If you liked On Our Own, try Chloe and Theo, The Good Half, Bringing Down the House.
Who directed On Our Own?
On Our Own (1998) was directed by Lone Scherfig and stars Kasper Emanuel Stæger, Clara Johanne Simonsen, Pernille Kaae Høier.