Susanne Bier’s (Open Hearts, Brothers) incisive drama on the secrets and lies which threaten to destroy a wealthy Danish family recalls Dogme legend Festen.
A Danish aid worker, Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) returns to Copenhagen to secure funding for an orphanage in India under threat of closure.
Invited to the society wedding of the charity’s mysterious benefactor Jørgen’s daughter, Jacob discovers a secret which hints at a darker motivation behind a purported act of altruism and must reappraise his past, present and future in light of an emotionally staggering revelation.
This labyrinthine, twisting dissection of morality, responsibility and family was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.