Danish Film 2007
Compelling and credible character study of a man whose personal guilt and self-punishment manifests in loneliness, egoism and pessimism. (Lars Brygmann - from Unit One)plays Ulrich Nymann, a successful property/salesman who is involved in a drunken late night fray that ends in his opponent’s death. With the help from friends in high places, Ulrich is pardoned without a sentence, but the psychological damage done having a greater impact than expected as his life begins to unravel to reveal an entire history of regret. In the following weeks Ulrick attempts to make amends for his transgression by getting closer with the man's grieving family.
Ulrich’s cold and hard exterior has been formed by layers of a tragic pas. The intricacies of his strained relationship with his father are beautifully woven into a tragic but unexpectedly inspiring story of loss, loneliness and renewal.
Story 7.5/10 - it's a common theme in nordic dystopias, but it works here.
Photography 7/10 again because I really like grey, steel, clinical architecture and design. Not quite as good as "the bothersome man" in terms of filmography.
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