Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

2009 · 100 min · DA · 5.9 (34 votes)
Dir. Ole Bornedal · Starring Pernille Vallentin, Lene Nystrøm, Lasse Rimmer, Fanny Leander Bornedal, Jacob Ottensten, Lone Lindorff · Music Stefan Nilsson
Thriller

In search of a new lifestyle, Johannes and his wife Pernille leave the city and move with their two children to Johannes’ childhood town in the country. When Johannes’ drunken brother Lars accidently runs over Anna, a local, and plants false evidence pointing at the emigrant Alain, Johannes stands up to defend Alain. But it comes with a price.

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A quiet rural town's facade cracks, revealing simmering resentments and dark secrets. This drama builds tension through familial conflict and xenophobia, making for an unsettling, thought-provoking watch.

tensesuspensefulunsettlingdramaticsteadysocial realismdramaslow-burn thrillerprejudicefamily loyaltyjusticerural unease
village lifefamily conflictxenophobia
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