FEAR ME NOT (DEN DU FRYGTER) (Danish)
The Story:
Mikael Neumann (Ulrich Thomsen) and his architect wife, Sigrid (Paprika Steen), and teenage daughter, Selma (Emma Sehstede Hoeg), live in a gorgeous modern home on a picturesque lake.The family is surround by a great support system that includes kindly Frederik (Lars Brygmann) and his girlfriend, Ellen (Stine Stengade) -- so why is it that Mikael is still feeling so strained all of the time? Unable to sleep and constantly wound up, Mikael seizes the opportunity to take part in a drug test for a new antidepressant that Frederik is helping to market.
Unfortunately, the pills turn out to have serious side effects and the trial is abandoned. Mikael refuses to give up his new-found sense of calm and self control which the pills have provided, so he decides to continue the experiment on his own. Intoxicated by his immediate success, Mikael feels an urge to take control of other people’s lives as well. Slowly, his psychological games grow more drastic, until Mikael makes a discovery which forces him to view his actions in a terrifying new light.
Starring:
Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Lars Brygmann, Bjarne Henriksen
Directed By:
Kristian Levring
Release:
2009
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