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77 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Paprika Steen, Sonja Richter
  • Summary: Adhering to the guidelines of the celebrated Dogme 95 manifesto, this film focuses on a young engaged couple in Copenhagen who finds their relationship changed forever when the man is hit by a car and paralyzed.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    91
    Although the plot might sound like the stuff of a soap opera, a smart script, strong performances and an ideologically determined lack of filmmaking niceties result in a shattering, deeply felt work.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Gunnar Rehlin
    90
    Poignant, thoughtful and utterly absorbing, Susanne Bier's Dogme film Open Hearts is a gem.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: C.W. Nevius
    50
    And you thought Hamlet was a melancholy Dane. Compared with this gloomy group, he's Pee Wee Herman.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3