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Director: Paprika Steen
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From Time Out London
Having suffered the death of their 12-year-old daughter in a traffic accident, Britt and Claes (Grabol and Birkkjaer, both excellent) become dangerously estranged from each other as well as their friends and professional obligations. Britt, a social worker, becomes inappropriately enmeshed in the life of a troubled client and her baby girl; Claes, an architect, acts out at work and seems bent on revenge. The impressive, beautifully composed first feature by Danish actress Steen (familiar from ‘The Celebration’ and ‘Open Hearts’) develops a multitextured ensemble around the central wound of a couple’s bottomless shared sorrow, and takes some startlingly dark turns as Britt and Claes throw their moorings away and then fumblingly regain them.Author: JWin
Time Out London Issue 1783: October 20-27, 2004
Cast & crew
Director: Paprika Steen
Cast: Sofie Gråbøl, Michael Birkkjær, Søren Pilmark, Lena Endre, Karen-Lise Mynster, Laura Christensen
Duration: 104 mins
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