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| Michael has everything under control: a successful military career, a beautiful wife and two daughters. His younger brother Jannik is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission, the balance between the two brothers changes forever. Michael is missing in action - presumed dead - and Sarah is comforted by Jannik, who against all odds takes responsibility for himself and the family. It soon becomes clear that their feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy. When Michael comes home, traumatized by being held prisoner in the mountains of Afghanistan, nothing is the same... |
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| Susanne Bier |
| Susanne Bier graduated in Film Directing from the Danish Film Academy with De Saliges Ø (1987), winner of first prize at the Munich Film Academy Festival. Since then, she has directed Freud Flytter Hjemmefra (Freud Leaving Home, 1990), Det Bli’r i Familien (Family Matters, 1993), Pensionat Oscar (Like it Never was Before, 1995), Sekten (Credo, 1997), Den Eneste Ene (The One and Only, 1999), winner of several Roberts and Bodils (Danish movie awards), Händen pä Hjertet (Once in a Lifetime, 2000) and Elsker dig for evigt (Open Hearts, 2002), which participated in the Official Section at San Sebastian. |
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TIME |
CINEMA |
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| 17 |
19:30 |
Principal |
Only press and accreditation-holders. Priority Press.
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| 18 |
09:00 |
Kursaal, 1 |
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| 18 |
22:00 |
Kursaal, 1 |
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| 19 |
16:00 |
Astoria, 3 |
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| 19 |
21:30 |
Astoria, 3 |
Last screening.
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VIDEO |
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| DIRECTOR |
| Susanne Bier |
| SCREENPLAY |
| Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen |
| PRODUCTION |
| Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Peter Aalbaek Jensen Zentropa Entertainments14 ApS Filmbyen 22 2650 Hvidovre |
| PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Morten Søborg |
| EDITION |
| Pernille Bech Christensen |
| MUSIC |
| Johan Söderqvist |
| CAST |
| Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen, Bent Mejding, Solbjorg Hojfeldt |
| RUNNING TIME |
| 110 m. |
| YEAR |
| 2004 |
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