Written and directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, this Danish black comedy-drama is familiar, yet very unique in its own way. The film stars Mads Mikkelsen (a frequent collaborator with Mr. Jensen) as Markus, a soldier stationed in Afghanistan who flies home in the aftermath of a family tragedy.
What he believes to have been an accident, is soon put into question when Markus meets Otto, a statistician, who survives the tragic event. He convinces Markus that the incident wasn't an accident but an assassination and that Markus must help him take revenge on those responsible.
Otto has two oddball, yet genius friends to help gather evidence against the people they believe caused the incident. If not for the eventual violence, the film could stand alone as weird buddy comedy between the four men. The film co-stars Nikoaj Lie Kaas, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, and Andrea Heick Gadeberg, well known Danish actors who are all terrific this unusual story.
Unusual, because it's not just another revenge story. It also asks bigger questions, such as how the role of statistics and coincidence can steer one's direction in life. Also, the impact of the "butterfly effect". How one small thing can escalate and have an even bigger impact on total strangers.
While filled with some truly funny and crazy moments, the story packs an unexpected emotional punch and an ending that you won't forget.
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