Directed by:
Susanne BierScreenplay:
Anders Thomas JensenCinematography:
Morten SøborgComposer:
Johan SöderqvistCast:
Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, William Jøhnk Nielsen, Markus Rygaard, Wil Johnson, Elsebeth Steentoft, Satu Helena Mikkelinen (more)Plots(1)
From the confines of a refugee camp in Africa, to the deceptively idyllic suburban life of two families in Denmark, Susanne Bier expertly paints a portrait of two fragile worlds inextricably linked by conflict and violence and the hard choices struggling to be made for life in a better world. (Axiom Films)
Cast
![Mikael Persbrandt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/946/160946767_cb1e0e.jpg)
Mikael Persbrandt
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
In a Better World (2010)
![Trine Dyrholm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/781/161781695_b60c53.jpg)
Trine Dyrholm
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Troubled Water (2008)
![Ulrich Thomsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/285/161285925_2b18c2.jpg)
Ulrich Thomsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Adam's Apples (2005)
The Company (2007) (series)
![William Jøhnk Nielsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/525/159525580_dd3df1.jpg)
William Jøhnk Nielsen
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Royal Affair (2012)
![Markus Rygaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330869_566325.jpg)
Markus Rygaard
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
The Great Bear (2011)
![Wil Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/330/330851_7f7701.jpg)
Wil Johnson
UK
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Inspector Lewis (2006) (series)
Anuvahood (2011)
Elsebeth Steentoft
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Italian for Beginners (2000)
The Green Butchers (2003)
Satu Helena Mikkelinen
Finland
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Maria's Paradise (2019)
Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)
![Anette Støvelbæk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/473/162473183_becbc5.jpg)
Anette Støvelbæk
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Italian for Beginners (2000)
Clash of Egos (2006)
![Birthe Neumann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/703/161703275_c141ed.jpg)
Birthe Neumann
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Celebration (1998)
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
![Paw Henriksen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/604/161604462_fca537.jpg)
Paw Henriksen
Best movies:
The Day Will Come (2016)
Brothers (2004)
In a Better World (2010)
![Bodil Jørgensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/361/161361122_b329cd.jpg)
Bodil Jørgensen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Troubled Water (2008)
In a Better World (2010)
![Kim Bodnia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/542/160542495_6cb71e.jpg)
Kim Bodnia
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Terribly Happy (2008)
Pusher (1996)
Rikke Louise Andersson
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
In a Better World (2010)
The Reunion 2: The Funeral (2014)
![Lars Kaalund](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/093/161093983_50e8f4.jpg)
Lars Kaalund
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Italian for Beginners (2000)
Flickering Lights (2000)
![Camilla Bendix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/535/161535712_b18ba0.jpg)
Camilla Bendix
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Beck (1997) (series)
The Quiet Migration (2023)
Alberte Blichfeldt
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
The Great Bear (2011)
The Woman That Dreamed About a Man (2010)
![Stig Hoffmeyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/314/161314700_a61ba8.jpg)
Stig Hoffmeyer
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
In a Better World (2010)
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Lars Bom
Denmark
Best movies:
In a Better World (2010)
Pusher (1996)
Cry in the Woods (2004)
![Tina Gylling Mortensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/668/160668815_972351.jpg)
Tina Gylling Mortensen
Denmark
Best movies:
Open Hearts (2002)
In a Better World (2010)
We Shall Overcome (2006)