A family reunion is the setting for this dark and inventive film from Denmark. When the eldest son gives a speech for his father, Helge's sixtieth birthday, Helge and the guests are taken aback by what they hear. There's also a missing daughter and a party of revellers keen to pretend the speech never happened! The fantastic cinematography from Lars von Triers as well as the richly textured plot makes this a unique film. Highly recommended.
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OPEN HEARTS (2002)
Certification15 Our Rating
Marie and Niels are happily married with three young children; their life would seem to personify contentment. Cecilie and Joachim are just about to begin the path Marie and Niels are already walking, but something happens that none of them could have foreseen or indeed thought possible and the lives of all four begin to unravel. 'Open Hearts' is an incredibly powerful and moving film, uncompromising and unflinchingly honest about the fickleness of love it can't help but stir the soul (or at the
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