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A Second Chance

A Second Chance

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20146.61h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier
Produced by Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Box OfficeBudget: $4.7M0

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Top Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Andreas

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Simon

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Tristan

May Andersen

May Andersen

Sanne

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Anna

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Kirsten Lehfeldt

Julie

Peter Haber

Peter Haber

Gustav

Ewa Fröling

Ewa Fröling

Ingrid

Thomas Bo Larsen

Thomas Bo Larsen

Klaus

Bodil Jørgensen

Bodil Jørgensen

Forensic pathologist

Themes & Keywords

policedomestic violencefamily tragedywoman directordisturbedbrisk

About A Second Chance

A Second Chance is a thriller, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of police, domestic violence, family tragedy, woman director, disturbed, brisk. Directed by Susanne Bier, it stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas. 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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