Review of In A Better World (Haevnen), reviewed by Selma Duckler
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
In A Better World (Haevnen) Danish film 2010 Director Susanne Bier
In A Better World won the Oscar for the best foreign film in 2011.
The Danish title, Haevnen,means Vengeance.I feel that is the correct name for this thoughtful intense movie. In A Better World has the sound of a sermon, and thats not what this movie is about…even though it deals with problematic ethical issues. There is a lot of revenge happening…between bullying children, between adults , between husband & wife and between warring power (more…)