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2011 | Color | 111 min 0 seg

Following a tough divorce, 40-year-old Lucas has a new girlfriend, a new job and is in the process of reestablishing his relationship with his teenage son, Marcus. But things go awry. Not too much. Just a passing remark. A random lie. And as the snow falls and the Christmas lights are lit, the lie spreads like an invisible virus. The shock and mistrust gets out of hand, and the small community suddenly finds itself in a collective state of hysteria, while Lucas fights a lonely fight for his life and dignity.


Country: Dinamarca
Direction: Vinterberg; Thomas
Script: Lindholm; Tobias, Vinterberg; Thomas
Production: Graum Jørgensen; Sisse, Kaufmann; Morten
Photography: Bruus Christensen; Charlotte
Sound: Selin Eidnes Andersen; Kristian
Music: Egelund; Nikolaj
Cast:Mikkelsen; Mads, Bo Larsen; Thomas, Wedderkopp; Annika, Fogelstrøm; Lasse, Wold; Susse
Art direction: Stig Nielsen; Torben
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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