Sorrow and Joy explained

Sorrow and Joy
Director:	Nils Malmros
Starring:	Jakob Cedergren Helle Fagralid
Country:	Denmark
Language:	Danish
Runtime:	107 minutes

Sorrow and Joy (Danish: Sorg og glæde) is a 2013 Danish drama film directed by Nils Malmros. The autobiographical film recounts the tragic event in which Malmros' wife, suffering from bipolar disorder, killed their infant daughter with a knife.^[1] It was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.^[2]

Cast

• Jakob Cedergren as Johannes
• Helle Fagralid as Signe
• Ida Dwinger as Else
• Kristian Halken as Laurits
• Nicolas Bro as Birkemose
• Helle Hertz as Johannes' mother
• Niels Weyde as Johannes' father
• Søren Pilmark as Lawyer

See also

• List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Danish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. News: "Det er kun de uvidende, der tillægger Marianne et ansvar for tabet af vores barn". Lindberg. Kristian. November 7, 2013. Berlingske Tidende. kultur. Danish. It is only the ignorant who attaches Marianne responsibility for the loss of our child ' . 31 March 2017.
2. Web site: Oscars: Denmark Nominates 'Sorrow and Joy' in Foreign-Language Category . 18 September 2014 . Hollywood Reporter. 18 September 2014 .