Directed by Susanne Bier2006 Drama
Rated R
**** 1/2
Susanne Bier's fascinating 2006 Oscar nominee for best Foreign Language feature introduces several shattering twists in the first act, and then leaves the rest of the film to pick up the pieces, which it does beautifully. The performances of Rolf Lassgard (Oscar-worthy) and Sidse Babett Knudsen play off each other perfectly; she beautifully understated, and him beautifully overstated. And the final fifteen minutes are absolutely devastating. A near-masterpiece.
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