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En chance til (Original title)A Second Chance (Alternative title)
Date: 2014 (Copyright)

Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Director: Susanne Bier

Synopsis: On what initially appears to be a routine domestic dispute, detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon discover a young baby locked away in a cupboard and clearly neglected. A recent father himself, Andreas becomes fixated on safeguarding the child and slowly loses his grip on justice.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Policemen, Drug abuse, Babies, Infant mortality, Abduction of children, Child abuse
Releases
Date: 15 January 2015Country: DenmarkRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 105 mins Dialogue (original): Danish / Dialogue (original): Swedish / Subtitles: Danish
Date: 20 March 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 101 mins 57 secs - Dialogue (original): Danish / Dialogue (original): Swedish / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Vertigo Films

Credits (50)
©: Zentropa Entertainments34 ApS, ©: Zentropa International Sweden AB, Production Company: Zentropa Entertainments34, In co-production with: FilmFyn, In co-production with: Zentropa International Sweden, Film i Väst, With the support of: Det Danske Filminstitut, With the support of: Svenska Filminstitutet, With the support of: Eurimages, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, In co-operation with: DR, Sveriges Television, Presents: Zentropa Entertainments34, International Sales: Trust Nordisk ApS, Producer: Sisse Graum Olsen, Co-producer: Charlotte Pedersen, Co-producer: Bo Damgaard, Co-producer Sweden: Madeleine Ekman, Jessica Ask, Line Producer: Karen Bentzon, Location Manager: Kenneth Berg, 1st Assistant Director: Joakim Höglund, Script Supervisor: Annika Appelin, Casting: Lene Seested, Screenplay: Anders Thomas Jensen, Story: Anders Thomas Jensen, Story: Susanne Bier, Script Consultant: Vinca Wiedemann, Director of Photography: Michael Snyman, Visual Effects Supervisor: Lars Lalo Werner, Special Effects: FX Team, Editor: Pernille Bech Christensen, Co-editor: Morten HØjbjerg, Co-editor: Julius Krebs Damsbo, Andri Steinn Gudjonsson, Art Director: Jacob Stig Olsson, Art Director: Louise Lönborg, Art Director: Gilles Balabaud, Costume Designer: Signe Sejlund, Make-up Designer: Anne Cathrine Sauerberg, Music: Johan Söderqvist, Orchestra: Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra, Conductor: Oleg Kondratenko, Sound Recordist: Allan Holmberg, Sound: Eddie Simonsen, Sound: Anne Jensen, Sound Editor: Brian Dyrby, Sound Editor: Kristoffer Salting, Stunt Co-ordinator: Dennis Albrethsen
Cast (6)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Andreas), Ulrich Thomsen (Simon), Maria Bonnevie (Anna), Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Tristan), Lykke May Andersen (Sanne), Sös Egelind (Caroline)
Books held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
Title: ReFocus: the films of Susanne Bier
Author: Molloy, Missy  Pages: xiv, 298 pages