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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
488 Views


Why do you say that? I love him.

He is the most important thing in my life.

- Why would you say such a thing ?!

- Anna, Anna ...

I just meant,

it's a bit harder than we thought.

Sorry.

- I'm getting ready here.

- Sonny must have food.

Do not touch him.

He is fine there. I mean it.

- He'll just start crying.

- He is fine. Do you hear me?

I'll take him.

Sanne! Put him down.

Sanne ...

Shh, shh.

- Make him.

- He's hungry.

What is it

you f***ing do not understand?

- He must have food.

- Well, must he have some food?

Have I asked you to go here?

Do you hear what I say?

So then, tax,

there's nothing to be afraid of.

No, it's not there. Come on.

Yes, that's not good either.

Shut up.

Stay there. You will be there.

I mean it.

So ...

Yes. Shh, shh.

- Come on.

- He must have some milk.

Come on. Come here.

Come on.

You there!

- Stay down!

- I do not have anything!

You will be there,

or I f***ing pans you one.

So ... so.

Stay down!

Yes. Well, it's sweet.

So ...

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

Wake up. Wake up.

Wake up now, come on.

Wake up! Wake up.

Wake up. Wake up.

No! Wake up!

- Wake up.

- Anna?

- Anna?

- No!

Anna?

Move away!

Do something.

Do something.

Just do something!

- Do something!

- Call an ambulance.

Anna, call an ambulance.

You must call an ambulance.

If you call,

they'll take him away.

- He's dead, Anna.

- Why do you say that?

- You are insane.

- He's dead.

We need to call.

- No phone calls.

- I have to call.

No.

- Anna, he ...

- No !!

I have to call.

If they take him,

I'll kill myself!

- Anna?

- No!

- Anna, come here.

- No!

- No!

- Anna, sit down!

- No phone calls.

- No.

If they take him,

I'll kill myself!

I will kill myself. I mean it.

- I mean it.

- I understand.

Want some food?

Come on.

Come on.

Eat a little.

Eat something.

Anna?

- Come on.

- You need to get some sleep, honey.

You just ...

You must take these pills, honey.

So you can sleep.

- Here.

- Thank you.

It's all right. Drink.

Here.

- No phone calls.

- I won't call.

You must sleep.

- No phone calls, right?

- I won't call. I promise.

Thank you.

He won't eat.

Leave a message after the beep.

Shh, shh.

My little treasure.

- Alexander?

- It is not Alexander.

It's another baby.

- Alex ...

- It is not him.

Ok.

I have taken their child.

Those people that I've talked about.

Tristan.

I left Alexander there.

I have taken him.

- I want Alexander.

- He's dead.

- He's dead.

- Where is he?

He has died, Anna.

We don't have a child anymore.

We don't have Alexander anymore.

I want Alexander.

Where is he?

Where is he?

Hey, Sonny. Sonny?

Sonny.

Hey! Hey!

Sanne!

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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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