In a Better World - Starlight Cinema, Stouffville

Details:
In a war-torn African nation, physician Anton (Mikael Persbrandt, Everlasting Moments) confronts a steady stream of tragedy and loss. Much of what he faces can be traced back to a vicious and sadistic local warlord. Back home in Denmark, his estranged wife Marianne (Trine Dyrholm, Troubled Water, The Celebration), is concerned about their eldest son, Elias, who is picked on mercilessly by the class bully, Sofus.

When new kid Christian arrives in class, he and Elias bond over a mutual hatred of Sofus. Surly and vicious since the loss of his mother, Christian is hardening into a rigid and ferocious manifestation of masculinity. His heartbroken father, Claus (Ulrich Thomsen, Adam’s Apples, The Celebration), is finding it impossible to cope with Christian’s behaviour. The volatile situation is exacerbated by Anton’s return home and by an encounter between Anton, Elias, Christian and a violent, bullying mechanic (Kim Bodnia, Pusher).

FILM INFORMATION
Director: Susanne Bier
Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Bodil Jørgensen, Camilla Gottlieb
Year: 2011
Runtime: 119 minutes
Country: Denmark
Language: Danish w English Subtitles
Distributor: Mongrel Media

SCREENING DATES AND TIMES
Nov 23, 2011 
Circuit Centre: Stouffville
Province: Ontario
Circuit Group Name: Starlight Cinema
Venue:Lebovic Centre for the Arts and Entertainment