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Open Hearts

2002 · 113 min

A raw, intimate plunge into grief and guilt, shot with handheld immediacy that makes every emotional rupture feel uncomfortably close.

Overview
Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • love
  • trauma
Places
  • hospital
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Susanne Bier
Written by
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Starring
Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen, Stine Bjerregaard, Birthe Neumann, Niels Olsen, Ulf Pilgaard
Music
Jesper Winge Leisner
Cinematography
Morten Søborg
Runtime
113 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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