RELEASE DATE
7-26-2013

RUN TIME
115 min

MPAA RATING
(R), for sexual content including a graphic image, violence and language

GENRE
Drama

STARRING
Mads Mikkelsen, Susse Wold, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Anne Louise Hassing, Bjarne Henriksen

DIRECTOR(S)
Thomas Vinterberg

PRODUCER(S)
Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Morten Kaufmann

WRITER(S)
Thomas Vinterberg, Tobias Lindholm

DISTRIBUTOR
Magnolia Pictures

SYNOPSIS

This is a disturbing depiction of how a lie becomes the truth when gossip, doubt and malice are allowed to flourish and ignite a witch-hunt that soon threatens to destroy an innocent man's life. Lucas is a highly-regarded school teacher who has been forced to start over having overcome a tough divorce. Just as things are starting to go his way, his life is shattered. An untruthful remark throws the small community into a collective state of hysteria. The lie is spreading and Lucas is forced to fight a lonely fight for his life and dignity.