

P. is a little girl's imaginary friend who lives inside the wall of her room. But one day he magically materialises and so must learn to live in the world like everyone else - a world where he is met with suspicion and hate but also with wonder and love.
Acting
Nikolaj Lie Kaas plays P. like a wounded animal learning shame.
Direction
Dogme 95 rules make the magical premise feel dangerously real.
Writing
The script never flinches from how badly humans treat strangers.

Director
Åke Sandgren
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dogme 95's 'Vow of Chastity' banned props, sets, and genre comfort—making a fantasy about an imaginary friend feel like documentary footage of cruelty.
Nikolaj Lie Kaas spent hours practicing movement without blinking; director Åke Sandgren wanted P. to seem not quite animal, not quite human.