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About this movie

Genres:
Crime, Drama, Horror
Language:
English
Running time:
1:58:13
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Mikael Persbrandt
  2. Trine Dyrholm
  3. Ulrich Thomsen
  4. William Jhnk Juel Nielsen
  5. Markus Rygaard

Directors

  1. Susanne Bier

Producers

  1. Sisse Graum Jorgensen

Writers

  1. Susanne Bier

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In A Better World

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A provocative film that explores the difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness, In a Better World follows two Danish families and the unusual and dangerous friendship that develops between them. Bullied at school, Elias is defended by Christian, a boy greatly troubled over his mother's death. So when the two become involved in an act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, it's their parents who are left to help them c... A provocative film that explores the difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness, In a Better World follows two Danish families and the unusual and dangerous friendship that develops between them. Bullied at school, Elias is defended by Christian, a boy greatly troubled over his mother's death. So when the two become involved in an act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, it's their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy in this 2010 Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner for Best Foreign Film. MPAA Rating: R Rated R for some violence/disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality. © 2010, 2011 Zentropa Entertainments16 ApS. All Rights Reserved.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

77%Tomatometer score: 77% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK] I wished I liked it more. But, for all its good points, this film is a high-concept contrivance of the sort Bier turns out easily, and looks like a faintly preposterous cine-soap opera for haemophiliac-hearted liberals. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph A well-acted if glibly configured statement about violence begetting violence on two continents. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Trevor Johnston, Time Out True, the resolutions on offer seem conventionally pat, yet the tough questions stay with you in an absorbing drama which pushes the viewer's buttons with effective intelligence. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    David Parkinson, Empire Magazine It's undeniably thoughtful and impressively crafted by the talented Bier but its pair of parallel storylines don't live up to all that Oscar hype. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle Susanne Bier's latest meditation on grief and the boundaries of family -- which won this year's foreign-film Oscar -- is a tough piece of work, subtle in some ways, obvious in others, viscerally affecting throughout. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Tom Long, Detroit News Simply put, this would be a better world if there were more films like In a Better World. Full review External link
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    Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel A most deserving Oscar winner and a film that could provoke discussion anywhere it is shown, anywhere people of any age are being bullied. Full review External link
  8. Positive review
    Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post An ethically ambitious, morally thoughtful - and deeply vexing - drama about the fragility of civil order and the menace of the lawless. Full review External link
  9. Positive review
    Rick Groen, Globe and Mail [This] encasing parable is brand new and immediately provocative. Full review External link

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