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)
Storyline
Did you know
- 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
A good movie is a good movie. But I seldom have seen such a fantastic movie from Scandinavia. The photo, the locations, the casting, the music, the acting, a strong story and Susanne Biers touch of directing.
I was really glad to see Mikael Persbrandt in this kind of roll, hoping to see more of this... The two young boys, playing the main characters, wow! We have not seen the last of this young men!
A strong story on many levels, a beautiful sadness from the Nordic country's, with a high recognize level for most people...
You really need to see this film, one of the best ones I have seen in years.
I wouldn't be surprised if this movie wins a ton of awards.
Susanne Bier, you have made a lot of good films before this one, but for this one I really salute you.
Thank You!!
I was really glad to see Mikael Persbrandt in this kind of roll, hoping to see more of this... The two young boys, playing the main characters, wow! We have not seen the last of this young men!
A strong story on many levels, a beautiful sadness from the Nordic country's, with a high recognize level for most people...
You really need to see this film, one of the best ones I have seen in years.
I wouldn't be surprised if this movie wins a ton of awards.
Susanne Bier, you have made a lot of good films before this one, but for this one I really salute you.
Thank You!!
- patrikkeihag
- Oct 18, 2010
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Julius
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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