Salah satu film yang akan diputar di Europe on Screen 2012 adalah film pemenang Academy Awards untuk kategori Best Foreign Language Film tahun 2011. In a Better World karya Susanne Bier. Film ini akan diputar 2 kali pada tanggal 26 November 2012 di Goethe Haus jam 19.30 dan Rabu, 28 November 2012 di Erasmus Huis jam 17.30.
Synopsis
Claus moves to Denmark following his wife's death. Anton, recently separated from his wife, commutes to work at an African refugee camp. As each family deals with conflict and grief, their sons form an extraordinary and dangerous friendship with potentially tragic consequences. Ultimately, all must choose between forgiveness and revenge. Oscar nominee and Sundance winner Susanne Bier ("After the Wedding","Brothers", "Things We Lost In The Fire") masterfully uncovers the fragility of everyday life and the chaos lurking beneath.
Anton commutes between his home in Denmark and his work as a doctor at an African refugee camp. While he and his wife Marianne struggle with the possibility of divorce, their ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school. Elias finds friendship and protection in Christian, who has moved from London with his father Claus after the loss of his mother. When Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. It is their parents who ultimately help them cope with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.
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Anton (Mikael Persbrandt), seorang dokter, harus membagi waktu antara keluarganya di Denmark dan pekerjaannya di kamp pengungsi Afrika. Ia pun dihadapkan dengan konflik dengan istrinya, Marianne (Trine Dyrholm), yang akan berujung pada perceraian. Putranya, Elias (Markus Rygaard), korban bully teman-teman sekolahnya, bersahabat dengan Christian (William Jøhnk Nielsen). Persahabatan keduanya ini berujung pada tindakan yang membahayakan hidup mereka. Para orang tua pun harus bersatu untuk membantu menyelesaikan kesulitan anak-anak mereka.
Sutradara film ini, Susanne Bier, berhasil menampilkan sisi rapuh dari kehidupan sehari-hari dalam menghadapi berbagai ancaman yang tersembunyi. Tak heran jika ia sering mendapatkan penghargaan internasional, termasuk penghargaan dari Sundance Film Festival. Film ini menerima Piala Oscar untuk Film Asing Terbaik 2011 dan Piala Golden Globe untuk Film Berbahasa Asing Terbaik 2011.
