In a Better World

A provocative film that explores the difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness, In a Better World follows two Danish families and the unusual and dangerous friendship that develops between them. Bullied at school, Elias is defended by Christian, a boy greatly troubled over his mother's death. So when the two become involved in an act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, it's their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy. In Danish and Swedish with English subtitles.

114 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Thriller, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Let's go blow up someone ...

Credits

Cast	Mikael Persbrandt, Wil Johnson, Ulrich Thomsen, Eddy Kimani, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Emily Mulaya, Markus Rygaard
Director	Susanne Bier
Screenplay	Anders Thomas Jensen
Music	Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography	Morten Søborg
Editing	Pernille Bech Christensen, Morten Egholm
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2010
Produced by	A consortium of Scandanavian companies

Official Site | IMDB page
Scroll down for embedded trailer

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	Frequent, strong
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Frequent, moderate, bloody, gory, impactful, imitiable behaviour
Prejudice	Infrequent, mild
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Susanne Bier , interrogates issues of pain, empathy and forgiveness, but provides no answer	15
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi	15
Cape Times Michael Rechtshaffen 'Better World' marks Bier's return to form	10
Box Office Steve Ramos In terms of subtlety and confidence, In a Better World reveals a master filmmaker at full stride. For Bier's longtime fans, it feels as if there is nothing she cannot do. For audiences experiencing her work for the first time, they are in for a real thrill.	15
Metacritic.com 29 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 112 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer In a Better World is a sumptuous melodrama that tackles some rather difficult existential and human themes.	15
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	13
What the People say
Internet 9121 Netizens An astonishing achievement	15
Average .. 69%	14