THE ASTOR REVIEW

Working as a doctor in a Sudanese refuge camp, Anton is responsible for saving lives and, to some extent, standing up to social injustice. But even after facing such horrific crimes against humanity abroad. But even after facing such horrific crimes against humanity abroad, when Anton returns home to Denmark he finds what feels like a lesser, yet similarly troubling reality concerning his own son. One of this year’s finest and most provocative films. TJ

IMDB SYNOPSIS

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.