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In a Better World (Hævnen)

German title: In einer besseren Welt
Francaise title: Revenge
Spain title: Venganza
Greek title: Ιςως, Αυριο!
Russian title: Месть
Original title: Hævnen

Alternative titles:
Hämnden | Haevnen

Drama – Denmark, Sweden
Production year: 2009
Movie length: 118 minutes

Director: Susanne Bier,
Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen,
Cinematograph: Morten Søborg
Music: Johan Söderqvist

Movie description:

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.

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, twelve-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.

Boy Actors