Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Mikael Persbrandt | ... | Anton | |
Wil Johnson | ... | Najeeb (as Will Johnson) | |
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Eddy Kimani | ... | Patient (as Eddie Kimani) |
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Emily Mulaya | ... | Sygeplejerske |
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Gabriel Muli | ... | Læge |
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June Waweru | ... | Sygeplejerske |
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Mary Ndoku Mbai | ... | Patient (as Mary Nduku Mbai) |
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Dynah Bereket | ... | Gammel dame |
William Jøhnk Nielsen | ... | Christian (as William Jøhnk Juel Nielsen) | |
Ulrich Thomsen | ... | Claus | |
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Elsebeth Steentoft | ... | Signe |
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Satu Mikkelinen | ... | Hanna (as Satu Helena Mikkelinen) |
Camilla Gottlieb | ... | Eva | |
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Simon Maagaard Holm | ... | Sofus |
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Emil Nicolai Helms | ... | Sofus' skolekammerat |
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. Written by Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Producer
Like anything, people will offer their own view of things. This is my own.
There are many films out there that focus on bullying and its effect on the children that experience it. A few will go further to picture the consequences to those children as they become adults, some of whom will never overcome that.
But it was the first time, from my perspective, that a film ventures to show bullying by an adult. As the stories (in Africa and in Denmark) run in parallel, it makes one wonder what the child bully would become if he were not stopped.
Brilliantly told, it left me with a sense that in our days we are still not taking bullying as seriously as we should. So how can the bullies ?