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A Second Chance
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A Second Chance

2015-01-15 · 103 min · ★ 6.6

Thriller · Drama

Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple's infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong.

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Directors
Susanne Bier
Production companies
Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst, FilmFyn, DR, SVT
Countries
Denmark, Sweden
Status
Released
Budget
USD 4,700,000

Top Cast

Nikolaj Coster-WaldauNikolaj Coster-WaldauAndreas
Ulrich ThomsenUlrich ThomsenSimon
Nikolaj Lie KaasNikolaj Lie KaasTristan
May AndersenMay AndersenSanne
Maria BonnevieMaria BonnevieAnna
Kirsten LehfeldtKirsten LehfeldtJulie
Peter HaberPeter HaberGustav
Ewa FrölingEwa FrölingIngrid
Thomas Bo LarsenThomas Bo LarsenKlaus
Bodil JørgensenBodil JørgensenForensic pathologist
Christian GrønvallChristian GrønvallTruck driver
Ole DupontOle DupontFuneral attendant
Molly EgelindMolly EgelindWoman at nightclub
Søs EgelindSøs EgelindCaroline
Roland MøllerRoland MøllerMan at nightclub
Sarah Juel WernerSarah Juel WernerWoman at playground
Charlotte FichCharlotte FichJudge
Claus Riis ØstergaardClaus Riis ØstergaardValet in parking lot

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