In a better world

Total running time: 118 min

Rating: MA15+  (Strong themes and violence)

Session: Saturday 3 September  2011 at 7:45pm

An Oscar-winning film set in two vastly different locations. Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. He and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their son Elias is bullied at school, until defended by Christian, a new boy. When Anton himself is bullied by another father in a playground and plays a pacifist line, it’s Christian who wants revenge. It’s a beautiful, sad, ultimately compassionate film about the origins of violence, wherever it rears its head, and the implications of dealing with it.

NB: Danish, English and Swedish language dialogue with English subtitles.