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In a Better World
In a Better World

In a Better World

Genres

Drama

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The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

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Budget

$15000000

Revenue

$13004198

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.116/10

Release Date

26 August 2010

Country

Denmark

Cast

Mikael Persbrandt

Mikael Persbrandt

Anton

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Marianne

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Claus

William Jøhnk Nielsen

William Jøhnk Nielsen

Christian

Markus Rygaard

Markus Rygaard

Elias

Martin Buch

Martin Buch

Niels

Anette Støvelbæk

Anette Støvelbæk

Hanne

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Lars

Tina Gylling Mortensen

Tina Gylling Mortensen

Social Worker

Stig Hoffmeyer

Stig Hoffmeyer

Doctor

Camilla Bendix

Camilla Bendix

Runner

Birthe Neumann

Birthe Neumann

Doctor

Susanne Juhász

Susanne Juhász

Nurse

Elsebeth Steentoft

Elsebeth Steentoft

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Wil Johnson

Wil Johnson

Eddy Kimani

Eddy Kimani

Emily Mglaya

Emily Mglaya

Gabriel Muli

Gabriel Muli

Mary Hounu Moat

Mary Hounu Moat

June Waweru

June Waweru

Emil Nicolai Helms

Emil Nicolai Helms

Rikke Louise Andersson

Rikke Louise Andersson

Lars Kaalund

Lars Kaalund

Jesper Lohmann

Jesper Lohmann

Paw Henriksen

Paw Henriksen

Preben Harris

Preben Harris

Lars Bom

Lars Bom

Mary Nduku Mbai

Mary Nduku Mbai

Dynah Bereket

Dynah Bereket

Satu Helena Mikkelinen

Satu Helena Mikkelinen

Camilla Gottlieb

Camilla Gottlieb

Simon Magaard Holm

Simon Magaard Holm

Toke Lars Bjarke

Toke Lars Bjarke

Lucas O. Nyman

Lucas O. Nyman

Godfrey Ojiambo

Godfrey Ojiambo

Evans Muthini

Evans Muthini

Matthew Ondiege

Matthew Ondiege

Nancy Akoth

Nancy Akoth

Alberte Blichfeldt

Alberte Blichfeldt

Peter Flyvholm

Peter Flyvholm

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