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25/10/2012 Drama 1h 56m
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The lie is spreading.

Overview

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

  1. Thomas Vinterberg

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Mads Mikkelsen

    Lucas

  2. Thomas Bo Larsen

    Theo

  3. Annika

    Klara

  4. Lasse Fogelstrøm

    Marcus

  5. Susse Wold

    Grethe

  6. Anne Louise Hassing

    Agnes

  7. Lars Ranthe

    Bruun

  8. Alexandra Rapaport

    Nadja

  9. Sebastian Bull Sarning

    Torsten

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-02-15
Although this is set amidst a small rural community, it could just as easily transfer to any society where a small white lie can lead to a misunderstanding that brings out the vigilante in any of us. That’s the situation that primary school teacher “Lucas” (Mads Mikkelsen) finds himself in when the young daughter of his childhood friend “Theo” (Thomas Bo Larsen) makes a remark that turns this otherwise peaceable community into something distinctly hostile. You can probably guess that nature of the accusation, and perhaps comprehend just why people closed ranks and gave “Lucas” li...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Danish

Budget
$3,800,000.00

Revenue
$18,300,000.00

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