Film

Facing the Truth

Name: Facing the Truth
Director: Nils Malmros
Released: 2002
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jens Albinus, Birthe Neumann, Søren Østergaard, Ida Dwinger, Anders Hove

2002 · 98 min · ★ 7.1 · Dir. Nils Malmros

In his new film, an intriguing and delicately crafted drama, Malmros portrays the poignant story of a man, who grew up in very modest circumstances in the early years of the 20th century, but whose diligence, intelligence and willingness to endure hardship helped him to become a leading brain surgeon. A success story on the face of it, but a story about a man - who is none other than the director's father - a man of powerful emotions. The film explores the nature and origin of the guilt that repeatedly deprived him of happiness.