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In a Better World

Original title: Hævnen
  • 20102010
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  • 1h 58m
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7.6/10
41K
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In a Better World (2010)
While Anton (Persbrandt) and Marianne (Dyrholm) contemplate divorce, their bullied son Elias (Rygaard) forms a bond with a new student that puts him in potential danger.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
41K
YOUR RATING
    • Susanne Bier
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay)
    • Susanne Bier(story)
    • Per Nielsen(supervising writer)
  • Stars
    • Mikael Persbrandt
    • Trine Dyrholm
    • Markus Rygaard
    • Susanne Bier
    • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay)
    • Susanne Bier(story)
    • Per Nielsen(supervising writer)
  • Stars
    • Mikael Persbrandt
    • Trine Dyrholm
    • Markus Rygaard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 105User reviews
    • 207Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Trine Dyrholm in In a Better World (2010)
    Markus Rygaard and William Jøhnk Nielsen in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Mikael Persbrandt in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Birthe Neumann in In a Better World (2010)
    Mikael Persbrandt, Toke Lars Bjarke, Markus Rygaard, and William Jøhnk Nielsen in In a Better World (2010)
    Mikael Persbrandt in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Ulrich Thomsen in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Markus Rygaard in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Mikael Persbrandt in In a Better World (2010)
    Trine Dyrholm and Mikael Persbrandt in In a Better World (2010)
    Ulrich Thomsen and William Jøhnk Nielsen in In a Better World (2010)

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    Mikael Persbrandt
    Mikael Persbrandt
    • Anton
    Trine Dyrholm
    Trine Dyrholm
    • Marianne
    Markus Rygaard
    Markus Rygaard
    • Elias
    Wil Johnson
    Wil Johnson
    • Najeeb
    • (as Will Johnson)
    Eddy Kimani
    • Patient
    • (as Eddie Kimani)
    Emily Mulaya
    • Sygeplejerske
    Gabriel Muli
    • Læge
    June Waweru
    • Sygeplejerske
    Mary Ndoku Mbai
    • Patient
    • (as Mary Nduku Mbai)
    Dynah Bereket
    • Gammel dame
    William Jøhnk Nielsen
    William Jøhnk Nielsen
    • Christian
    • (as William Jøhnk Juel Nielsen)
    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Claus
    Elsebeth Steentoft
    • Signe
    Satu Mikkelinen
    Satu Mikkelinen
    • Hanna
    • (as Satu Helena Mikkelinen)
    Camilla Gottlieb
    Camilla Gottlieb
    • Eva
    Simon Maagaard Holm
    • Sofus
    Emil Nicolai Helms
    • Sofus' skolekammerat
    Martin Buch
    Martin Buch
    • Niels
      • Susanne Bier
      • Anders Thomas Jensen(screenplay) (story)
      • Susanne Bier(story)
      • Per Nielsen(supervising writer)
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    • Trivia
      The Danish title 'Hævnen' translates into English as 'Revenge'. Susanne Bier mentioned that she prefers the English title 'In a Better World' which emphasizes the hopefulness of the film while the Danish title emphasizes the severeness of the film (at 1:52:49 in the Blu-ray director's commentary).
    • Goofs
      When Anton (Michael Persbrant) performs his first surgery he scratches his head/corrects the position of his mask after having put on sterile gloves (at around 42 mins) thereby contaminating them and risking that the patient gets infected. A real surgeon would never do this, and if she or he did, she or he would change gloves.
    • Quotes

      Anton: Sometimes it feels like there is a veil between you and death, but that veil disappears when you lose someone you loved or someone who was close to you, and you see death clearly, for a second, but later the veil returns, and you carry on living. Then things will be alright again.

    • Connections
      Featured in DR2 Premiere: Episode #4.1 (2010)

    User reviews105

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    9/10
    Fantastic! This is a must see!!
    A good movie is a good movie. But I seldom have seen such a fantastic movie from Scandinavia. The photo, the locations, the casting, the music, the acting, a strong story and Susanne Biers touch of directing.

    I was really glad to see Mikael Persbrandt in this kind of roll, hoping to see more of this... The two young boys, playing the main characters, wow! We have not seen the last of this young men!

    A strong story on many levels, a beautiful sadness from the Nordic country's, with a high recognize level for most people...

    You really need to see this film, one of the best ones I have seen in years.

    I wouldn't be surprised if this movie wins a ton of awards.

    Susanne Bier, you have made a lot of good films before this one, but for this one I really salute you.

    Thank You!!
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    • patrikkeihag
    • Oct 19, 2010

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      • August 26, 2010 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Sweden
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      • Danish
      • Swedish
      • English
      • Arabic
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      • Kenya
    • Production companies
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Film i Väst
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    • 1 hour 58 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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