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Terribly Happy (2008)

Terribly Happy poster
Original title
Frygtelig lykkelig
Directed by
Henrik Ruben Genz
Genre
drama film, crime film, neo-noir, thriller film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
15
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 119 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A city psychiatrist is sent to a small Danish town where he becomes entangled with the locals and a violent mystery. As he tries to maintain order, he finds himself drawn into a dark spiral of secrets and lies.

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What happens

Terribly Happy (Danish: Frygtelig lykkelig) is a 2008 Danish crime film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's 2004 eponymous novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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