A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
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This is by far my favorite movie. I cried during most of the time but it was excelent. I had the urge to praise it here. Everything was perfect, especially the acting without exceptions. The main actor played his role so good that it made me look for another movies with him. The film presents a controversial subject in a very realistic maner. The end was an open one, which gave me shivers. In my opinion, this movie is truly a masterpiece and deserves to be watched. Prepare a box with napkins and enjoy every minute
The story is a about a Nursery school teacher (Lucas) who gets falsely accused for sexual assault by one of his student (Klara). Lucas is an innocent man who trying to figure out life after divorce with his wife. And struggling to maintain a relationship with his teenage son who lives with his ex- wife, but the boy eventually decided to live with him. At that time Klara who is a really messed up kid (I don't blame her it's her parents and sibling fault) develops a crush on Lucas who was there for her in times of need even when her parents weren't. One day she puts a heart-shaped ornament into his coat pocket, then gives him a kiss on the lips. After Lucas rebuffs the kiss, Klara's feelings are hurt. Drawing on a memory of a pornographic picture her older brother showed her, she makes comments that lead the kindergarten director to believe Lucas indecently exposed himself to her. The director asks Klara leading questions, and the girl gives unclear testimony against Lucas. The adults in the community believe the director's story of abuse, dismissing Klara's later contradictions as denial.Lucas is shunned by the community as a paedophile and sexual predator. His life was miserable after this. That little girl ruined his life. But Lucas continues to be still nice to that kid even after what she did to him. Theo (Klara's dad/ Lucas's best friend) who was really pissed at his friend for what he did, later realises that Lucas was innocent. A year later, tensions in the community have lessened. The ending was quite vague, I can't really comment on it but I think it could have been better.
Such a delicate subject dealt in very matured manner is amazing . Kudos.
Just absolute breathtaking!! You can't sit back and relax - ur simply just glued to the screen for 1,5 hour! Absolute best movie from Mads Mikkelsen so far!!
