What if your daughter's lie could destroy your life? Danish slow-burn that'll wreck your nerves.
On the surface Henrik and Nina Christofferson are an ordinary family living happily. But they have a problem. Their daughter, Stine, a difficult 14 year old, has a habit of telling lies in class. When Stine accuses her father of sexual abuse, and is believed by seemingly eager social workers, their family is thrust into crisis. Could Henrik have done it? And when Stine prepares to return home, the ugly side of family life is exposed.
Acting
Troels Lyby's shattered desperation is physically painful to witness.
Direction
Thuesen refuses easy answers; ambiguity is the true villain here.
Director
Jacob Thuesen
Troels Lyby
Henrik
Sofie Gråbøl
Nina
Paw Henriksen
Pede
Louise Mieritz
Pernille
Søren Malling
Forsvarer
Michael Asmussen
Betjent 1
Ditte Gråbøl
Public Prosecutor
Claus Bue
Retsbetjent
Kirsten Olesen
Dommer
Bodil Jørgensen
Skolepsykolog
Charlotte Sieling
Miriam
Kirstine Rosenkrands Mikkelsen
Stine
Kristian Halken
Bent
Lars Kaalund
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sofie Gråbøl later became iconic as Sarah Lund in The Killing; this was her warmup for suffering on screen.
The film sparked debate in Denmark about social services' power to remove children without criminal charges—a controversy that continues today.
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