Thanks for Your Service (2023)
A heartwarming and vibrant film about a chapter in life that everyone will have to deal with sooner or later: The transition from working life to retirement.
When director Carina Randlov’s father retired, it happened without trumpet fanfare. In fact, he was financially screwed and got no goodbyes or thank yous on the way out. Retirement is a huge change in one’s life, identity and self-perception – and these are exactly the three things Randløv sets out to explore. From a warm, anthropological angle, she talks to a large cast of ordinary people about their experience of the transition to a retired life. And if there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that recognition outweighs cold hard cash. And when recognition costs no one anything, why should it really be so hard to pass on?
Screenplay
- Peder Frederik Jensen (Writers' Production)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Thanks for Your Service about?
- When director Carina Randlov’s father retired, it happened without trumpet fanfare. In fact, he was financially screwed and got no goodbyes or thank yous on the way out. Retirement is a huge change in one’s life, identity and self-perception – and these are exactly the three things Randløv sets out to explore. From a warm, anthropological angle, she talks to a large cast of ordinary people about their experience of the transition to a retired life. And if there’s one thing everyone agrees on, it’s that recognition outweighs cold hard cash. And when recognition costs no one anything, why should it really be so hard to pass on?
- Who directed Thanks for Your Service?
- Thanks for Your Service was directed by Carina Randløv.
- How long is Thanks for Your Service?
- Thanks for Your Service has a runtime of 1h 12m (72 minutes).
- What genre is Thanks for Your Service?
- Thanks for Your Service is a Documentary film.
- Where was Thanks for Your Service produced?
- Thanks for Your Service was produced in Denmark.