On what initially appears to be a routine police raid, partners Andreas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Simon encounter low-life junkie and proverbial bad penny Tristan (Nikolaj Lie Kaas). With domestic violence already featuring heavily on his record, Andreas is understandably unsettled to find Tristan living with another vulnerable woman. Matters are worsened when he discovers their young baby locked away in a cupboard, crying and clearly neglected. A recent father himself, Andreas becomes fixated on safeguarding the child. It soon borders on obsession, dangerously blinding him to other very real problems within his own domestic sphere, where some dark secrets begin to be revealed.

A brave, unflinching and confrontational new film from Oscar®-winner Susanne Bier (In A Better World), this is a beautifully constructed and emotionally challenging film that confronts our preconceptions and prejudices head on.

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