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Sorrow and Joy (2013)

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Original title
Sorg og glæde
Directed by
Nils Malmros
Genre
drama film, autofiction
Country
Denmark
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
11
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker and his wife deal with the aftermath of a tragedy where their infant daughter is killed. The story is based on the director's own life experiences.

tragicemotionalintimateheavyautobiographicalmelancholicrawpersonal

What happens

Sorrow and Joy (Danish: Sorg og glæde) is a 2013 Danish drama film directed by Nils Malmros. The autobiographical film recounts the tragic event in which Malmros' wife, suffering from bipolar disorder, killed their infant daughter with a knife. It was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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