Summaries

A thriller about a Copenhagen cop who moves to a small town after having a nervous breakdown.

Robert Hansen is a cop in Copenhagen who makes a mistake, is remanded for therapy, then assigned to a small town in South Jutland, where cows and problems disappear into the mud. He quickly learns that the town bully, Jørgen, beats his wife, an outsider like Robert. He tries to get her to swear out a complaint against Jørgen; she flirts with Robert. When someone dies and Robert knows the prime suspect is innocent, he halts vigilante justice and things get complicated. He wants to protect himself and the daughter of Jørgen, and he wants to reconnect with his own daughter back home. Is rural justice his ticket back to Copenhagen? Is there any chance at happiness?—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • slapped in the face
  • hardware store
  • estranged husband
  • clothesline
  • hits bottle with hand
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Oct 23, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Denmark
Language Danish
Production companies Fine & Mellow Productions

Box office

Gross US & Canada $170943
Opening weekend US & Canada $11650
Gross worldwide $2828984

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Robert Hansen is a cop in Copenhagen who makes a mistake, is remanded for therapy, then assigned to a small town in South Jutland, where cows and problems disappear into the mud. He quickly learns that the town bully, Jørgen, beats his wife, an outsider like Robert. He tries to get her to swear out a complaint against Jørgen; she flirts with Robert. When someone dies and Robert knows the prime suspect is innocent, he halts vigilante justice and things get complicated. He wants to protect himself and the daughter of Jørgen, and he wants to reconnect with his own daughter back home. Is rural justice his ticket back to Copenhagen? Is there any chance at happiness?

Written by <[email protected]>

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