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Love Is All You Need

Love Is All You Need

It started when everything was over.

20126.01h 56m

Overview

Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.

Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Vibeke Windeløv
Box OfficeBudget: $5.5MRevenue: $16.7M

Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Philip

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Ida

Molly Egelind

Molly Egelind

Astrid

Sebastian Jessen

Sebastian Jessen

Patrick

Paprika Steen

Paprika Steen

Benedikte

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Leif

Ciro Petrone

Ciro Petrone

Alessandro

Line Kruse

Line Kruse

Bitten

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Vibe

Stina Ekblad

Stina Ekblad

Doctor

Themes & Keywords

infidelityhairdresserbreast cancergrieving widowerweddingchance meetingwoman directorseaside townlemon tree grove

About Love Is All You Need

Love Is All You Need is a comedy, romance, drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of infidelity, hairdresser, breast cancer, grieving widower, wedding, chance meeting. Directed by Susanne Bier, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Molly Egelind. Ida, a Danish hairdresser who has lost her hair to cancer, returns home from the hospital one day to find her husband is cheating on her. She decides to travel to Italy on her own for her daughter's wedding, but discovers on arriving that the wedding gathering will present its own challenges.

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