A SECOND CHANCE
Andreas, a promising young detective, has a lot on his plate. At home, he and his wife, Anne, struggle with their new-born son, who spends every waking hour crying. At work, meanwhile, Andreas struggles to rein in his newly divorced partner Simon, who spends most of his time in strip clubs, drunkenly looking for a fight. One day Andreas and Simon are called out to a domestic disturbance. There they find Tristan, a drug dealer who has a history of violence with which Andreas is only too familiar – and who has now resorted to taking his own drugs and forcing his girlfriend, Sanne, to do the same. When Andreas and Simon intervene in the couple’s bickering, they witness a shocking instance of neglect that sends a livid Andreas into his little family’s warm embrace. Then, one night, the unthinkable happens and the little family is struck by sudden tragedy. When Andreas sees his life unravelling, he makes a choice that will lead himself and everyone he knows down a rabbit hole of moral and ethical disarray. As Andreas begins to blur the lines between right and wrong, just and unjust, it falls upon the chaotic Simon to restore the order.
Title
A SECOND CHANCE
Original Title
EN CHANCE TIL
Film Status
Internationally Premiered
Production Year
2014
Local Release
01-15-2015
Budget EUR
4.7 M
Genre
Drama
Director
Susanne Bier
Cast
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Ulrich Thomsen
Maria Bonnevie
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Lykke May Andersen
Ulrich Thomsen
Maria Bonnevie
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Lykke May Andersen
Language
Danish
Duration
104
Cinematographer
Michael Snyman
Editor
Pernille Bech Christensen
Scriptwriter
Anders Thomas Jensen
Format
DCP
Screen Ratio
1:2.35
Country Of Origin
Denmark
Producers
Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Production Company
Zentropa Entertainment