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In a Better World (Danish: Hævnen, "The Revenge") is a 2010 Danish drama thriller film written by Anders Thomas Jensen and directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, and Ulrich Thomsen in a story which takes place in small-town Denmark and a refugee camp in Africa.
Aug 26, 2010 · In a Better World: Directed by Susanne Bier. With Mikael Persbrandt, Wil Johnson, Eddy Kimani, Emily Mulaya. The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
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- Drama, Romance
- Susanne Bier
- 2010-08-26
In a Better World. Anton (Mikael Persbrandt) is a doctor who travels frequently between his home in Denmark and a refugee camp in Africa. His domestic life is complicated by the fact that he...
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- Susanne Bier
- R
- Mikael Persbrandt
Apr 14, 2011 · A foreign film about empathy and cruelty in Denmark and Africa. Roger Ebert praises the actors and the themes, but criticizes the contrived plot and the self-conscious parables.
In a Better World. 2011 · 1 hr 59 min. R. Drama · Romance · Thriller · Foreign/International. A British transplant in Denmark who just lost his mother to cancer befriends a bullied fellow student with physician parents on the brink of divorce. Subtitles: English.
- Susanne Bier
- January 1, 2011
- 118 min
A Danish drama about two families and their children, who face conflicts and choices between revenge and forgiveness in their personal and professional lives. The film explores themes of violence, empathy, and morality in different contexts, from a refugee camp in Sudan to a coastal town in Denmark.
Mar 31, 2011 · “In a Better World,” directed by the Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier and written by Anders Thomas Jensen, is an elegant, somber scourge for the guilty conscience of the affluent, liberal West.