''Accused'' ( da, Anklaget) is a 2005 Danish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
, directed by Jacob Thuesen. It is about a couple, Henrik and Nina Christofferson whose happiness was shattered when their 14-year-old daughter Stine accused her father of molesting her. The film showed at the
55th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2005.
Plot
Henrik and Nina Christofferson seem to be an ordinary family living happily. However, their difficult 14-year-old daughter, Stine, has a habit of telling lies in class. When Stine accuses her father of sexual abuse, and is readily believed by social workers, the family is thrown into crisis. Did Henrik do it? When Stine prepares to return home, the ugly side of family life is exposed.
Cast
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Troels Lyby
Troels Lyby (born 15 October 1966) is a Danish actor. He made his big break in Hella Joof's film '' En kort en lang'', but had previously acted in '' Let's Get Lost'' by Jonas Elmer and Lars von Trier's ''The Idiots''. Since then, he has been i ...
- Henrik
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Sofie Gråbøl
Sofie Gråbøl (; born 30 July 1968) is a Danish actress. She has starred in a number of films, with her breakthrough role in the 1986 Danish film '' Early Spring'', directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen, playing the lead role in the film version of ...
- Nina
* - Pede
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Louise Mieritz - Pernille
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Kirstine Rosenkrands Mikkelsen - Stine
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Søren Malling - Forsvarer (solicitor)
References
External links
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2005 films
European Film Awards winners (films)
Danish drama films
2000s Danish-language films
Incest in film
2005 drama films
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