''Sorrow and Joy'' ( da, Sorg og glæde) is a 2013 Danish

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directed by Nils Malmros. The autobiographical film recounts the tragic event in which Malmros' wife, suffering from

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, killed their infant daughter with a knife. It was selected as the Danish entry for the

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at the

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, but was not nominated.

Cast

Jakob Cedergren Jakob Cedergren (born 10 January 1973) is a Swedish-born Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1998. He starred in the film '' Dark Horse'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 ...

as Johannes *

Helle Fagralid Helle Fagralid (born 11 May 1976) is a Danish actress who has appeared in number of feature films and television series. Career Fagralid played Iben in the TV-series ''Nikolaj og Julie'' (2002–2003), Freja, the goddess of love, in the TV-se ...

as Signe *

Ida Dwinger Ida Dwinger (born 6 March 1957) is a Danish actress. She graduated from Odense Theater School in 1984. Filmography Movies * ''Open Hearts'' aka Dogme #28 (2002) * '' Facing the Truth'' (2002) * ''Reconstruction'' (2003) * ''Princess'' (200 ...

as Else *

Kristian Halken Kristian Halken (born 3 April 1955) is a Danish actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1981. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Halken, Kristian 1955 births Living people People from Horsens D ...

as Laurits * Nicolas Bro as Birkemose *

Helle Hertz Helle may refer to: People * Alternate spelling of George de La Hèle, Renaissance composer Places Belgium * Helle (stream), a 25-km-long stream in Belgium that rises in the Eifel mountains Denmark * Helle Municipality, a former municipality ...

as Johannes' mother *

Niels Weyde Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

as Johannes' father *

Søren Pilmark Søren Louis Pilmark (born 16 October 1955) is a Danish actor. Pilmark has worked as a film and theatrical actor, a director, and as an author. Career Theater Pilmark graduated from the School of Acting at Aarhus Theater in 1977, where he ...

as Lawyer

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* 2013 films 2013 drama films Danish drama films Films directed by Nils Malmros 2010s Danish-language films {{2010s-drama-film-stub

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