Hævnen (2010)

	Directed by: Susanne Bier	INTERNATIONAL TITLE In a Better World NORWEGIAN TITLE Hevnen COUNTRY Denmark GENRE Drama RUNNING TIME 118 minutes
	Produced by: Sisse Graum Jørgensen
	Written by: Susanne Bier Anders Thomas Jensen

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Anton	Mikael Persbrandt
Marianne	Trine Dyrholm
Claus	Ulrich Thomasen
Christian	William Jøhnk Nielsen
Elias	Markus Rygaard
Sofus	Simon Maagaard Holm	-
Lars	Kim Bodnia

Review

Revenge, and its often spiraling characteristic, is the overbearing theme of this quite powerful Danish film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Anders Thomas Jensen, their fourth collaboration. Hævnen is a beautifully shot film, with Bier's usual simmering intensity running through it. And as the actors' director that she has proven herself to be, she elicits brilliant performances out of her strong cast, not least the two child actors, William Jøhnk Nielsen as Christian and Markus Rygaard as Elias. Still, Hævnen is not Bier's most accomplished work. Although it tackles timeless issues, and does so with poise, compared to her best works, the film lacks cohesion – a point of convergence – that would lift the individual elements and give the film a truly lasting impression.