Writers: Thomas Lindholm, Thomas Vinterberg
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp
Language: Danish
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son's custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
Film deals with mass hysteria and prejudice. Understated performance from Mads Mikkelsen which won him best actor award at Cannes and a wonderful performance by the kid played by Annika Wedderkopp. Just when you think towards the end that they are going for a feel good ending, you are reminded that things won't go back to normal for the protagonist. Another one to add to the list of great Scandinavian films of recent times.
Just looked up Vinterberg's filmography and realized that he had also made Festen, another great film.
Rating: 5/5
No comments:
Post a Comment