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Terribly Happy is a danois film of genre Drama directed by Henrik Ruben Genz released in USA on 5 february 2010 with Jakob Cedergren
Terribly Happy (2008)
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Add to a movie listTerribly Happy (Danish: Frygtelig lykkelig) is a 2008 Danish film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, based on Erling Jepsen's novel of the same name from 2004.
The film was first shown in the film industry at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in July 2008, in the Czech Republic, where it won the Crystal Globe (Grand Prize).
This film has been compared, in concept, to two films by the Coen brothers: Blood Simple (1985) and No Country for Old Men (2007).
Synopsis
The film is about a policeman, Robert Hansen, from Copenhagen who makes a mistake, is sent for therapy, and then is assigned to a small town in South Jutland.Actors
Jakob Cedergren
(Robert Hansen)
Kim Bodnia
(Jørgen)
Lars Brygmann
(Doktor Zerlang)
Bodil Jørgensen
(Bartender)
Anders Hove
(Købmand Moos)
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