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Nils Malmros
sorrow and joy
(sorg of glæde)
Denmark 2013
In Danish / English subtitles
107 min
Rating: 12
When Johannes returns home one evening, he finds a house in mourning and
terror. That same afternoon his wife has killed their baby-not out of
spite or hate, but a sense of despair and loneliness and psychosis.
Johannes doesn't judge her, but tries to get to grips with all the ways
he has failed her without ever meaning any harm. … Sorrow and Joy is a
meditation on the limits of human laws and the infinite possibilities of
kindness and understanding; a deeply protestant melodrama on grace; a
perfect starting point for a voyage of discovery through a strikingly
intimate cosmos in which every human being should be able to recognize
at least some of himself or herself. - International Film Festival
Rotterdam
Director: Nils Malmros
Screenplay: Nils Malmros & John Mogensen
Cast: Jakob Cedergren, Helle Fagralid, Ida Dwinger, Kristian Halken,
Nicolas Bro, Helle Hertz, Niels Weyde, Søren Pilmark, Mads Hammer Larsen
Production: Thomas Heinesen / Nordisk Film Production
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