Open Hearts

Sep 6, 2002

1h 53m

★ 7.1

Overview

Cecilie and Joachim are about to get married when a freak car accident leaves Joachim disabled, throwing their lives into a spin. The driver of the other car, Marie, and her family don’t get off lightly, either. Her husband Niels works in the hospital where he meets Cecilie and falls madly in love with her.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Zentropa Entertainments

Det Danske Filminstitut

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Cast

Cecilie

Sonja Richter

Joachim

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Niels

Mads Mikkelsen

Marie

Paprika Steen

Stine

Stine Bjerregaard

Hanne

Birthe Neumann

Finn

Niels Olsen

Thomsen

Ulf Pilgaard

Gustav

Ronnie Lorenzen

Robert

Anders Nyborg

Emil

Pelle Bang Sørensen

Sanne

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