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Show all (12)Anton (Mikael Persbrandt) is a doctor who travels frequently between his home in Denmark and a refugee camp in Africa. His domestic life is complicated by the fact that he and his wife, Marianne (Trine Dyrholm), are experiencing marital strife and his son, Elias (Markus Rygaard), is a victim of school bullying. When a new boy, whose mother recently died, moves to town and befriends Elias, it provides solace for both father and son. After a reckless act, however, things turn tragic.
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We interrupt the multiplex glut of gimmicks, sequels and goofs with word of a film that understands the art of storytelling. In a Better World, Denmark’s Oscar winner for best foreign-language film, boasts the kind of patiently constructed narrative that keeps you leaning forward and marveling at how all the pieces connect. It helps that director Susanne Bier has the eye of a visual poet and firm command of her film’s meaty themes. (Full review)