| Release Date: | Jan 2011 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | Won Oscar. Another 1 win |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
| Cast: | Mikael Persbrandt (Anton) Wil Johnson (Najeeb (as Wil Johnson)) Eddy Kimani (Patient (as Eddie Kimani)) Emily Mulaya (Sygeplejerske) Gabriel Muli (Læge) June Waweru (Sygeplejerske) Mary Ndoku Mbai (Patient) Dynah Bereket (Gammel dame) William Jøhnk Nielsen (Christian (as William Jøhnk...) Ulrich Thomsen (Claus) Elsebeth Steentoft (Signe) Satu Helena Mikkelinen (Hanna) Camilla Gottlieb (Eva) Simon Maagaard Holm (Sofus) Emil Nicolai Helms (Sofus' skolekammerat) Martin Buch (Niels) Markus Rygaard (Elias) Trine Dyrholm (Marianne) Toke Lars Bjarke (Morten) Anette Støvelbæk (Hanne) Preben Harris (Patient på hospitalet) Birthe Neumann (Mariannes kollega) Paw Henriksen (Politibetjent) Jesper Lohmann (Politibetjent) Bodil Jørgensen (Rektor) Kim Bodnia (Lars) Lucas O. Nyman (Lars' søn) Rikke Louise Andersson (Lars' kone) Lars Kaalund (Lars' kollega) Godfrey Ojiambo (Mand) Evans Muthini (Oversætter) Odiege Matthew (Big Man) Nancy Akoth (Kvinde) Camilla Bendix (Løber) Alberte Blichfeldt (Løberens datter) Stig Hoffmeyer (Læge) Peter Flyvholm (Sygeplejer) Lars Bom (Kriminalassistent) Tina Gylling Mortensen (Socialarbejder) Susanne Juhász (Sygeplejerske (as Susanne Juhasz)) Trice Angie Christiansen (Guest (uncredited)) |
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.
