In a better world (Haevnen, Danish, 2010)
This Danish Academy Award winning film in an unusual one dealing with complex issues. Two stories go concurrently told in present and past.
It starts with a doctor, Dr Anton, in Sudan treating victims of atrocities of militiamen. He has a son, Elias, back home in Denmark who befriends Christian who saved him from some school bullies. Christian's mother recently died from cancer and he is upset with his father of not doing enough to save his mother.
Elias' parents (Dr Anton and Dr Marianne) are in the process of separation.
One day, while Dr Anton is out in town with Elias in Denmark, his brother and Christian, the good doctor tries to stop a fight between two boys. The father of the boy defends his child and hits Dr Anton. The boys are disappointed that he did not fight back.
Dr Anton, one day, back in Sudan, receives the warlord who been torturing and killing people, with a maggot infested leg wound to be treated. In spite of objection from the local staff, he treats him as a patient appropriately diligently. As he was getting better, he was mocking the doctor for failing to save another patient. He suggested that his assistant takes over his patient because his of preference for necrophilia! The incensed doctor drags him to the patient's relative who beat the pulp out of him.
Back home, Christian's relationship with his father worsens. With a little help from the internet he builds a bomb from old fireworks to bomb the car driven by Dr Anton's assailant. The plan goes awry when 2 innocent joggers pass by. Seeing that Elias runs to alert them and gets hurt in the process. Things gets complicated when Christian thinks that Elias is dead. He attempts suicides by trying to jump off a building. He is saved in the nick of time by Anton.
Everybody reconciles - Anton and Marianne, Elias and his family, Christian and family. Anton returns to Sudan to continue his humanitarian work.
This Danish Academy Award winning film in an unusual one dealing with complex issues. Two stories go concurrently told in present and past.
It starts with a doctor, Dr Anton, in Sudan treating victims of atrocities of militiamen. He has a son, Elias, back home in Denmark who befriends Christian who saved him from some school bullies. Christian's mother recently died from cancer and he is upset with his father of not doing enough to save his mother.Elias' parents (Dr Anton and Dr Marianne) are in the process of separation.
One day, while Dr Anton is out in town with Elias in Denmark, his brother and Christian, the good doctor tries to stop a fight between two boys. The father of the boy defends his child and hits Dr Anton. The boys are disappointed that he did not fight back.
Dr Anton, one day, back in Sudan, receives the warlord who been torturing and killing people, with a maggot infested leg wound to be treated. In spite of objection from the local staff, he treats him as a patient appropriately diligently. As he was getting better, he was mocking the doctor for failing to save another patient. He suggested that his assistant takes over his patient because his of preference for necrophilia! The incensed doctor drags him to the patient's relative who beat the pulp out of him.
Back home, Christian's relationship with his father worsens. With a little help from the internet he builds a bomb from old fireworks to bomb the car driven by Dr Anton's assailant. The plan goes awry when 2 innocent joggers pass by. Seeing that Elias runs to alert them and gets hurt in the process. Things gets complicated when Christian thinks that Elias is dead. He attempts suicides by trying to jump off a building. He is saved in the nick of time by Anton.
The story goes on to tell the difficulties parents go through trying to bring children up. They have to deal with their own problems and to put up with all the nonsense that ungrateful and arrogant children gives them. All the teachings that the parents seem to impart seem exercise in futility. Modern parenting is not easy!
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