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In a Better World

Summary: The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

Release Date: August 26, 2010

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Susanne Bier

Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen

Runtime: 1 h 58 min

MPAA: R

Production: Danmarks Radio (DR), Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, FilmFyn, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Memfis Film, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), Sveriges Television (SVT), Trollhättan Film AB, Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International, Zentropa Productions

Distributor: TrustNordisk, Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Countries: Denmark, Sweden

Language: Danish

Movie budget: $ 5,500,000

Domestic: $ 1,008,098

International: $ 11,996,406

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