In A Better World (15)

Mon 5 Dec 2011

Film

This Oscar-winning film places family issues in a broader social context. Anton works as a doctor in an African war zone, treating the victims of a murderous militia. At home in Denmark, he has two sons and a broken marriage waiting. His son Elias is tormented at school, but new kid Christian scares the bullies off. When Anton has a brush with a stranger in town, he teaches the boys to turn the other cheek, but Christian is eager to react and enlists Elias to help. Back in Africa, an unexpected patient puts Anton's same principle to the test.

Director: Susanna Bier, 2011

Winner - Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film 2011

Language: Danish / English / Subtitled