Facing the Truth (Danish: At kende sandheden) is a 2002Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in black-and-white documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros' father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit. Malmros, whose films are known for their realism, is educated as a surgeon and performed all the film's brain surgery scenes.[1] The film was nominated for the 2003 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and won the 2003 Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Film of the Year.[2]
Facing the Truth
Front cover of the Danish DVD for Facing the Truth
The film opens in 1944, as a young fisherman who has suffered a stroke due to aneurysm is being attended to by a neurosurgeon, Dr. Richard Malmros (Jens Albinus). Malmros operates on the fisherman after injecting him with Thorotrast, a radioactive contrast medium, and the operation is a success. However, 42 years later, the patient develops liver cancer and dies. His widow sues the hospital claiming that the Thorotrast caused the liver cancer. The story flashes back through the life of Richard Malmros. As a child he lived in poverty. His father is unemployed due to World War I.
His childhood and later life are greatly influenced by his aunt who is a devout Christian and always warns about the danger of sin. The story continues through his schoolboy days, his university education, and his marriage, which he feels tricked into. The film focuses on the ambiguity of the 'truth' reported in the media as well as the personal dilemma that Richard Malmros faced: his knowledge of the dangers of Thorotrast, and the decision he had to make when there were no alternatives.
He could use the Thorotrast, or risk having them die right there, and this was a decision he had to make. The old Richard acknowledges that if he had known what he knows today, clearly some patients should not have been given Thorotrast. Although he is vindicated in court, he remains haunted by feelings of guilt, which he carries from the strong influence of his aunt in his childhood.
Facing the Truth won the Best Film at the 2003 Robert Awards. At the 2003 Mar del Plata Film Festival the film won Best Film and Nils Malmros received a Special Mention for "courage in portraying the ambiguity of truth."[citation needed] At the 2003 Bodil Awards the film was nominated for Best Danish Film and Jens Albinus won the Bodil for Best Actor.[3]
Referencesedit
^Skotte, Kim (25 October 2002). "At kende sandheden". Politiken (in Danish).
^Damsgaard, Lasse (5 February 2003). "Fra Robert-fest til Løgstør". Nordjyske (in Danish).
^Theil, Per (18 April 2003). "Lad os elske det umulige". Berlingske Tidende (in Danish).
Further readingedit
Ulrich Breuning, ed. (2002). At kende sandheden : en bog om Nils Malmros' film & filmens manuskript [Facing the Truth: A Book About Nils Malmos' Film & the Film Script] (in Danish). Fisker.
External linksedit
At kende sandheden at IMDb
At kende sandheden at Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish)
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facing, truth, film, facing, truth, danish, kende, sandheden, 2002, danish, drama, written, directed, nils, malmros, shot, black, white, documentary, style, based, real, life, malmros, father, film, relates, hardships, young, neurosurgeon, struggling, through,. Facing the Truth Danish At kende sandheden is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros Shot in black and white documentary style and based on the real life of Malmros father the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit Malmros whose films are known for their realism is educated as a surgeon and performed all the film s brain surgery scenes 1 The film was nominated for the 2003 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and won the 2003 Danish Film Academy s Robert Award for Film of the Year 2 Facing the TruthFront cover of the Danish DVD forFacing the TruthDirected byNils MalmrosWritten byNils MalmrosJohn MogensenProduced byThomas HeinesenStarringJens AlbinusWilliam RosenbergLise SteggerCinematographyJan WeinckeEdited byBirger Moller JensenMusic byGunner Moller PedersenDistributed byNordisk FilmRelease date25 October 2002Running time98 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageDanish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksSynopsis editThe film opens in 1944 as a young fisherman who has suffered a stroke due to aneurysm is being attended to by a neurosurgeon Dr Richard Malmros Jens Albinus Malmros operates on the fisherman after injecting him with Thorotrast a radioactive contrast medium and the operation is a success However 42 years later the patient develops liver cancer and dies His widow sues the hospital claiming that the Thorotrast caused the liver cancer The story flashes back through the life of Richard Malmros As a child he lived in poverty His father is unemployed due to World War I His childhood and later life are greatly influenced by his aunt who is a devout Christian and always warns about the danger of sin The story continues through his schoolboy days his university education and his marriage which he feels tricked into The film focuses on the ambiguity of the truth reported in the media as well as the personal dilemma that Richard Malmros faced his knowledge of the dangers of Thorotrast and the decision he had to make when there were no alternatives He could use the Thorotrast or risk having them die right there and this was a decision he had to make The old Richard acknowledges that if he had known what he knows today clearly some patients should not have been given Thorotrast Although he is vindicated in court he remains haunted by feelings of guilt which he carries from the strong influence of his aunt in his childhood Cast editActor RoleJens Albinus Richard Malmros as an adultWilliam Rosenberg Richard Malmros as old manLise Stegger EliSoren Ostergaard Malmros son as an adultPreben Hans Pastor BorkPeter Schroder KnoblauLasse Broust Andersen Richard Malmros as childElin Reimer Eli as old womanAnni Bjorn Aunt JohanneSofie Deplace Jorgensen Eli s girlfriendMette Kolding Ida s MotherMalene Langborg 5 ClassmateNynne Karen Norlund Karl s MotherBente Banemann WaitressSteffie Therese Mortensen Eli at 11Anette Becker 2 ClassmateBirthe Neuman Eli s MotherCamilla Helene Lind Eli s girlfriendSina Houberg Jaeger Lotte 5 years oldBirthe Backhausen Grete VedelSoren Ostergaard Nils Malmros as an adultJorgen Brorsen Elo s FatherHother Bondorf IsaksenIda Dwinger Richard s MotherBirgit Sadolin the MotherAwards editFacing the Truth won the Best Film at the 2003 Robert Awards At the 2003 Mar del Plata Film Festival the film won Best Film and Nils Malmros received a Special Mention for courage in portraying the ambiguity of truth citation needed At the 2003 Bodil Awards the film was nominated for Best Danish Film and Jens Albinus won the Bodil for Best Actor 3 References edit Skotte Kim 25 October 2002 At kende sandheden Politiken in Danish Damsgaard Lasse 5 February 2003 Fra Robert fest til Logstor Nordjyske in Danish Theil Per 18 April 2003 Lad os elske det umulige Berlingske Tidende in Danish Further reading editUlrich Breuning ed 2002 At kende sandheden en bog om Nils Malmros film amp filmens manuskript Facing the Truth A Book About Nils Malmos Film amp the Film Script in Danish Fisker External links editAt kende sandheden at IMDb At kende sandheden at Det Danske Filminstitut in Danish nbsp This article related to Danish film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Facing the Truth film amp oldid 1180639163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
