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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 14 wins & 24 nominations total
Wil Johnson
- Najeeb
- (as Will Johnson)
Eddy Kimani
- Patient
- (as Eddie Kimani)
Mary Ndoku Mbai
- Patient
- (as Mary Nduku Mbai)
William Jøhnk Nielsen
- Christian
- (as William Jøhnk Juel Nielsen)
Satu Mikkelinen
- Hanna
- (as Satu Helena Mikkelinen)
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- TriviaThe 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).
- GoofsWhen 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in DR2 Premiere: Episode #4.1 (2010)
Featured review
An astonishing achievement
Saw this in Toronto and it remained with me for days afterward. Shattering filmmaking! The size and elegance of a Hollywood big budget, with the honesty and challenge of an indy. The performances, especially those of the two boys, are riveting, but I was also impressed with the deep focus photography, the haunting score. Went to see this because I had so enjoyed After the Wedding - but feel this is even better. Only the ending conflict resolution is, perhaps, a little too easy-- but not unearned. And oh boy, was I grateful for it. I want to see this with my son, because I want him to experience the moral and emotional snake pit Bier and her screenwriter toss us into: every guy --no matter what age-- will get it, and none of us will like it very much. To me, Bier speaks about what it SHOULD mean to be a man. Is vengeance built into our genes? I hope not. And I hope this wins the Academy Award this year, and everybody in America goes to see it.
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- Nov 23, 2010
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- Also known as
- Julius
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- Budget
- $5,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,008,098
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $33,058
- Apr 3, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $13,004,504
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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