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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.5 / 100
2014·Drama / Thriller·1h 42m

A SECOND CHANCE

“How far would you go?”

Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple's infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong.

Above the Line
Susanne Bier·DirectorAnders Thomas Jensen·WriterSusanne Bier·StoryMichael Snyman·Director of PhotographyJohan Söderqvist·MusicPernille Bech Christensen·Editor
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau·AndreasUlrich Thomsen·SimonNikolaj Lie Kaas·TristanMay Andersen·SanneMaria Bonnevie·AnnaKirsten Lehfeldt·JuliePeter Haber·GustavEwa Fröling·IngridThomas Bo Larsen·KlausBodil Jørgensen·Forensic pathologist
Full Crew
(9 credits)
Directing· 1
Susanne Bier·Director
Writing· 3
Anders Thomas Jensen·WriterSusanne Bier·StoryAnders Thomas Jensen·Story
Camera· 1
Michael Snyman·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Pernille Bech Christensen·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Johan Söderqvist·Music
Production· 1
Sisse Graum Jørgensen·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Leopold Hughes·Post Production Assistant
By the Numbers
77.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Energetic, Inspiring, Athletic
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features three young female gymnasts performing on a balance beam and in the air, set against a backdrop of a crowded stadium. The central gymnast in”

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Key Elements
Balance BeamGymnastics LeotardsBanner
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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