In a Better World

Not to be confused with A Better World (disambiguation).

In a Better World
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySusanne Bier
Written bySusanne Bier
Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced bySisse Graum Jørgensen
StarringMikael Persbrandt
Trine Dyrholm
Ulrich Thomsen
Markus Rygaard
William Jøhnk Juels Nielsen
CinematographyMorten Søborg
Edited byPernille Bech Christensen
Morten Egholm
Music byJohan Söderqvist
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film[1]
Release date
  • 26 August 2010 (2010-08-26)
Running time
118 minutes[2]
CountriesDenmark
Sweden
LanguagesDanish
Swedish
English
Arabic
Catalan
Spanish
BudgetUS$5.5 million[1]
Box officeWorldwide: US$13,004,504[1]

In a Better World (Danish: Hævnen, "The Revenge") is a 2010 Danish drama thriller film written by Anders Thomas Jensen and directed by Susanne Bier. The film stars Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, and Ulrich Thomsen in a story which takes place in small-town Denmark and a refugee camp in Africa.

A Danish majority production with co-producers in Sweden, In a Better World won the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[3] The film also won European Film Awards for Best Director, in addition to receiving nominations for Best Film. Persbrandt also was nominated for Best Actor.[4]

  1. ^ a b c In a Better World at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "In a Better World (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Denmark's 'In a Better World' wins foreign Oscar", Associated Press, 28 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  4. ^ Vary, Adam B (3 December 2011). "'Melancholia' wins top prize at European Film Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 December 2011.