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Synopsis: How far would decent human beings be willing to go, when tragedy blurs the line between just and unjust? With "A Second Chance", Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen have crafted another startling yet moving drama about how easily we lose our grasp on justice, when confronted with the unthinkable, and life as we know it is hanging by a thread.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Susanne Bier
  2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
35
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Year:
2014
102 min
498 Views


- Hello!

- Hello.

Wow.

My parents can not come for Christmas,

if the food is not in order.

So it is a rehearsal dinner.

Banquet.

- Are you hungry?

- Yes.

Sit. Lets eat.

Hi there. Hello.

- Are you awake?

- Andreas ...

We'll make it work.

It will be OK.

Anna?

Anna?

What happened?

Did something happen?

Please take him.

Take him. He must be cold.

He cried so much, so I took him up.

- I think I'll call ...

- No, he could get sick. Take him.

Take him.

You must help me.

He'll be sick.

- Take him.

- Don't worry, okay? Relax.

Take him! Take him to your truck!

I'll put him in the warmth, okay?

And then we go together to the city.

- Yes?

- Yes. Thank you.

Hey! Hey!

Help! Sh*t!

Sh*t!

- Hello!

- Hello?

Who is it?

What did you say?

So I go up to her ... Suddenly

I just stand with that child in my arms.

As soon as I turn around

and looked at her ...

... Over the fence there.

She jumped down there.

She just asked if I

would put the baby into the heat.

F***, man. She just runs off.

Shh.

Glad you came. He is inside

in the bedroom with the baby.

Try and hear. I am not the one

to say nothing of the situation.

But I'm

really sorry about Anna.

Mm.

I'm damn sorry, Andreas.

It's as if he knows that something has

happened. His gaze changed.

Simon, you should go now.

Go. Go!

- Now just go.

- Ok.

Go!

Either way, you should know

I'm here for you.

So, dear.

So so.

So so.

And they are...

Come on in.

It makes me feel so bad.

I'm sorry.

- There is also a little milk.

- No thanks.

Ingrid and I think that a coffin made out of

would be really nice.

- You can of course choose it yourself.

- Of course.

There is a little sugar,

if you like.

Or white? That might be

more common here in Denmark?

- You can do both.

- We do as I want to.

With regard to hymns and flowers ...

We can't remember,

if Anna had a favorite flower.

But Ingrid loves the lilies,

so maybe you could choose that?

- Should I keep him a little for you?

- No.

He has been great.

We should have come earlier.

Yes.

I think

you should take a few weeks off.

There's also an

internship if you need something going on.

Simon, you take Thomas along

with you. And then get some rest.

I am ready. It makes sense

to me, if we can find the child.

There is nothing

on the surveillance cameras.

It is only you who have seen

a man take your child.

- A man, you can not describe.

- I described him 20 times.

You've described 20 different guys.

You just need one with a wooden legs.

I know nothing! You use your

time on the victim! F***ing find him!

We're going to find him.

And you know what happens then?

- So do you time.

- You've decided that it's me.

Shut up, Tristan.

Sanne told everything.

What did she say?

She has not said a damn thing. It is

illegal to lie to the police.

She said, that you found him dead

on the bathroom floor.

She told that you panicked.

And then you took him.

So now we want to know:

Where did you take him?

She also said that it was you

who killed him.

Where is he?

Come on, Tristan.

Come on. No?

Okay, I'll tell everything.

I have tried to protect Sanne.

I come out in the morning,

I have just woken up.

And there he is, Sonny, dead in

the bathroom. I swear.

I have done nothing. Nothing.

What did you do?

Sanne must admit it,

I didn't have anything to do with him.

I am not going to jail for something

I have not done.

How the hell did you know about

the bathroom floor?

It was just a guess.

- Good afternoon.

- Good afternoon.

Can I have five minutes alone

with her?

Are sweet to close the door after you?

How are you?

Tristan has admitted

that Sonny is dead.

It is not him.

You sat with the dead child in your arms for several

hours and said, "What have I done?"

What have you done? What

happened? How did Sonny die?

It is not him.

People look very different

when they are dead.

Nothing's going to happen to you.

Just tell us the truth.

I don't know where he is.

Tristan buried him.

Did he say where? Where?

Where did he burry him?

Where has he buried him, Sanne?

Did I tell you what they do

in prison to child murderers?

Several have been poured

boiling water in the crotch.

Look at me.

You don't have to say anything anymore.

You'll go out soon.

So.

Mother? Mother?

Yes, what is it?

I need to run for few hours.

It's just some work.

Then I'll take him.

Nrh, it's allright.

Thank you.

The police. I need to talk to

a patient. Sanne Thomsen.

- One moment.

- Thank you.

Andreas Juhl.

I need to talk to Sanne Thomsen.

- Right now?

- Right now.

She is sleeping.

- Yes, just sit there.

- Thank you.

I want him back!

I want him back!

No! Don't!

He is not dead! Sonny is not dead!

Don't.

He is not dead!

- Take it easy, Sanne.

- Here is the syringe.

Why are you doing this to me?

I want him back!

Well, Tristan.

How are you?

You are f***ed, huh?

Tell us now.

What have you done with Alexander's corpse?

- Who the hell is Alexander?

- Sonny.

If what you and Sanne say

is true, you have been very unlucky.

Death occurs.

It's not your fault.

But if we do not find the body

and get the autopsy -

- You will be convicted of murder.

You know.

It's your choice.

Think about it Tristan.

- I took him out in a forest.

- Where?

I took him out in a forest.

I took a bicycle and drove out.

I don't know where.

What did you say? You don't know

where you burried your own son ?!

I was out.

I want to show you how,

if I can figure it out.

I would like to be allowed to

to say one thing first.

It is Sanne, who did this.

I think she has strangled him.

She has tried many times.

I really tried

to stop her many times.

She woudn't have killed him directly.

She should never have had him.

That's f***ed up that she

takes care of him when she has clients.

She's a whore, okay?

Now she has

turned my little boy to death.

Andreas!

Andreas! Stop it!

Andreas!

Stop it!

- Now you go home.

- I'm sorry.

You go home now.

Take a sleeping pill and get some sleep.

As normal people.

And then talk about it with someone.

Other than your mother!

Go home.

And Simon take over from here.

It will all be understood. And then

are you going to talk to a psychologist.

- Tristan Markussens

custody extended by four weeks.

Four weeks for something,

I have not done?

Tristan, hear what I say.

In addition to the current case -

- They have seized about

a kilo of hard drugs from your aunt's place.

My aunt's place! I have no idea

what Kirsten is doing!

In addition, they seized

a weapon with your fingerprints -

- From your residence. The maximum penalty

is up to six years for these conditions.

Therefore I extend Tristan Markussens

custody by four weeks.

- F***ing c*nt!

- Can we get the prisoner out?

- I found something!

- Keep an eye on him.

Someone dug here recently.

Andrew, this is Simon here.

We have found the body.

We'll take it for autopsy. I'll call you

tomorrow when we have an answer.

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Anders Thomas Jensen

Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film Election Night won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. more…

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