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In a Better World

2010 film by Susanne Bier
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Summary

In a Better World is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,984 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3], European Film Award for Best Director[4]
  • Director: Susanne Bier[5]
  • Screenwriter: Anders Thomas Jensen[6], Susanne Bier[7], Per Nielsen[8]
  • Composer: Johan Söderqvist[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], thriller film[11]
  • Cast member: Mikael Persbrandt[12], Trine Dyrholm[13], Ulrich Thomsen[14], William Jøhnk Nielsen[15], Bodil Jørgensen[16], Camilla Gottlieb[17], Anette Støvelbæk[18], Paw Henriksen[19], Martin Buch[20], Kim Bodnia[21], Wil Johnson[22], Birthe Neumann[23], Lars Bom[24], Elsebeth Steentoft[25]
  • Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen[26]
  • Production company: Zentropa[27]
  • Director of photography: Morten Søborg[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Danish[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[31], 77%[32], 65/100[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: Denmark[35], Sweden[36]
  • Publication date: August 26, 2010[37], March 17, 2011[38]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Classics[39]
  • Narrative location: Africa[40]
  • Official website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/inabetterworld/[41]
  • Filming location: Kenya[42], Rudkøbing[43], Faaborg[44]
  • Main subject: mobbing[45], war crime[46]
  • Film editor: Pernille Bech Christensen[47], Morten Egholm[48]
  • Participant in: 24th European Film Awards[49]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[50], European Film Award for Best Actor[51], European Film Award for Best Director[52], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[53], European Film Award for Best Film[54], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[55], International Submission to the Academy Awards[56]
  • Title: Hævnen[57]

Why It Matters

In a Better World has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did In a Better World receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3] and European Film Award for Best Director[4].

Related Entities

Denmark film Kenya Mikael Persbrandt Susanne Bier Sweden

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . tv2fyn.dk. Retrieved . tv2fyn.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . tv2fyn.dk. Retrieved . tv2fyn.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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