The Elves testament

In 1994 actor Jan Linnebjerg charmed the Danish TV viewers as the Christmas Elf Pyrus. More than a third of the Danish population watched the series. Overnight Jan became a national phenomenon. Every year since it has been rerun, and each December for the past 25 years Jan has toured nationwide with the songs from the series. Today Jan is a broken man. Continued alcohol abuse, a feeling of being seen only as Pyrus, a financial downturn, and a family close to its breaking point, have left deep marks. At the same time, Jan suffers profound inner pain. He is yet to process trauma from both his adult life as well as his problematic childhood. In 2006 Jan tried to liberate himself from his financial dependence on Pyrus by investing in a golf course. A venture that quickly came to nothing. Jan ends up being up to his neck in debt; his alcohol abuse increases accordingly.Jan has been stuck for 25 years both personally and artistically with catastrophic consequences on his entire life. Now, at age 60, he wants to break with that fate by facing his demons and forgive himself. This is the story of a man in decline, but also a man attempting to restart and reinvent himself late in life.