In a Better World

In a Better World

113 minutes
2010
Sweden / Denmark Drama / Thriller

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. Oscar Best Foreign Language Film of the Year 2010

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2010
Sweden / Denmark Drama / Thriller

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.

Oscar Best Foreign Language Film of the Year 2010

Creators

Johan Söderqvist, Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier

Cast

Ulrich Thomsen, Mikael Persbrandt, Elsebeth Steentoft, Bodil Jørgensen, Rikke Louise Andersson, Anette Støvelbæk, Stig Hoffmeyer, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Satu Helena Mikkelinen, Lars Kaalund, Kim Bodnia, Birthe Neumann, Tina Gylling Mortensen, Camilla Bendix, Lars Bom, Jesper Lohmann, Paw Henriksen, Wil Johnson, Markus Rygaard, Alberte Blichfeldt, Camilla Gottlieb, Martin Buch, Toke Lars Bjarke, Preben Harris, Martin Boserup, Susanne Juhász, Peter Flyvholm, Rasmus Elton, Trine Dyrholm

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