Facing the Truth
Facing the Truth is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in black-and-white documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros' father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit. Malmros, whose films are known for their realism, is educated as a surgeon and performed all the film's brain surgery scenes. The film was nominated for the 2003 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and won the 2003 Danish Film Academy's Robert Award for Film of the Year.
Cast
- Anders Hove
- Anne Voight Christiansen
- Anni Bjørn
- Birthe Backhausen
- Birthe Neumann
- Bo Vilstrup
- Caspar Koch
- Elin Reimer
- Erik Ryssing
- Frank Lundsgaard Gundersen
- Henrik Larsen
- Henrik Vestergaard
- Hother Bøndorff
- Ida Dwinger
- Ivar Søe
- Jens Albinus
- Jon Lange
- Jytte Kvinesdal
- Karin Flensborg
- Kim Sønderholm
- Kresten J. Andersen
- Lars Lunøe
- Lene Poulsen
- Lise Stegger
- Lone Dam Andersen
- Mads Hammer Larsen
- Mads Nørby
- Maria Savery
- Martin Ringsmose
- Mette Kolding
- Michael Asmussen
- Niels Borksand
- Niels Ellegaard
- Niels Hougaard
- Niels Skousen
- Nynne Karen Nørlund
- Ole Jakobsen
- Ove Pedersen
- Peter Hesse Overgaard
- Peter Schrøder
- Preben Harris
- Samuel Rachlin
- Simone Bendix
- Søren Østergaard
- Stig Hoffmeyer
- Sven Ole Schmidt
- Thomas Bendixen
- Thomas Biehl
- Torben Vestergaard
- Vibeke Ankjær Axværd
- Waage Sandø
- William Rosenberg
More details
| author | John Mogensen Nils Malmros |
|---|---|
| director | Nils Malmros |
| editor | Birger Møller Jensen |
| genre | drama |
| musicBy | Gunner Møller Pedersen |
| producer | Thomas Heinesen |
| publisher | Nordisk Film |