A SECOND CHANCE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones), Ulrich Thomsen (Mortdecai), Maria Bonnevie (The 13th Warrior), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Angels and Demons), Lykke May Andersen (film debut), Thomas Bo Larsen (The Hunt), Peter Haber (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo),

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Susanne Bier (Serena), director; Anders Thomas Jensen (In A Better World), writer; Sisse Graum Jørgensen (The Hunt), producer; Johan Söderqvist (Let The Right One In), composer; Michael Snyman (film debut), cinematographer; Pernille Bech Christensen (After the Wedding), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Detectives Andreas (Coster-Waldau) and Simon (Thomsen) both lead very different lives – while Andreas is settled with his wife Anne (Bonnevie), Simon suffers from a broken marriage and regularly hangs out in strip clubs getting drunk. When both are called to settle a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, Andreas finds a neglected infant in their closet which causes him to make a life-altering decision that leaves Simon struggling to rectify his actions…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Oscar-winning Danish director Susanne Bier crafts a harrowing and dramatically poignant tale of risking everything for the sake of giving someone a fresh start in life.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH MARCH 2015

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