   Oscar® winner for Best Foreign Language FilmIn a Better Worldalso known as “Hævnen,” “Hämnden,” “I en bedre verden”MPAA Rating:
 for violent and disturbing content some involving preteens, and for language._____
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:
Adults
Genre:
Drama
Length:
1 hr. 59 min.
Year of Release:
2010
USA Release:
August 26, 2010 (Denmark)
April 1, 2011 (limited) 
 
Relevant Issues
A BETTER WORLD—Did God make the world the way it is now? What kind of world would you create? Answer grief funerals in the Bible REVENGE, love replaces hatred—former israeli soldier and an ex-PLO fighter prove peace is possible-but only with Jesus Christ turning the other cheek war in the Bible What is the Biblical perspective on war? Answer pacifism bully forgiveness school refugee camp marriage fatherhood father son conflict suicidal child SUICIDE—What does the Bible say? Answer multiple languages—Babel Pain and suffering
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer What about the issue of suffering? Doesn’t this prove that there is no God and that we are on our own? Answer Does God feel our pain? Answer ORIGIN OF BAD—How did bad things come about? Answer
Producer’s synopsis: “Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness. Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian’s mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death. Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.”
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