The greatest movie of 2019 so far. Really enjoyable plot everything is near to masterpiece. Very intense drama. Really recommended. Oscar worth actress.
Plot summary
Anne, a successful lawyer, lives in a beautiful modern home with her two daughters and her physician husband Peter. One day, Gustav, Peter's troubled teenage son from a previous relationship, comes to live with them, and Anne forms an intimate bond with him that jeopardizes her perfect life. What initially seems like a liberating move for her soon turns into a disturbing story of power, betrayal, and responsibility, with devastating consequences.
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She ought not to like what she sees in the mirror...
Trine Dyrholm is "Anne" - a successful lawyer living contentedly with her husband "Peter" (Magnus Krepper) and their family. When his errant older son "Gustav" (Gustav Lindh) has to come and stay with them after being chucked out of school; his refractory behaviour culminates in a burglary at their home about which only she releases the truth. Faced with an ultimatum, "Gustav" begins to toe the line - he engages more with their young children and he even brings a girl home. When "Anne" hears them having sex, though, it seems to switch on something primordial in her - and shortly afterwards she seduces the young man. This isn't a grooming sort of seduction - he is well up for the task at hand, but later when a family friend catches them and she fears revelation, she abruptly ends the affair and from this point enters uncharted waters with a 17 years lad who is not best pleased... The story is about lies, need, love - and yes, a fair degree of Narcissism too - that questions the principles of family values, of trust and of our more basic needs and desires. Both Dyrholm and Lindh offer strong performances in what is actually quite a dialogue-light, compelling drama. It's a journal of selfishness, manipulation and thoughtlessness that I rather thought called a spade a spade...
Growing up and old
Growing old or up is not something that will be the same for everyone. Also if you marry someone, you may find yourself realizing that you are not entirely fulfilled. Whatever you need to satisfy your need - the question is, how far can you go in making sure you get what you want? Or pursue happiness - it does not always include your partner.
There are quite a lot of questions this movie does raise (more for the viewer to find, but also some very obvious ones). Cheating can have many forms! But even in the most known one, you can cross a line that is ... well let's say hard to forgive if found out. The movie paints realistic relationships, has strong sex (as the censors would say I reckon) and very good performances by the actors. It doesn't even feel too long - everything makes sense and it has an ending that I feel most will understand and love (whatever that may mean for each individually)