Accused

Jan 28, 2005

1h 43m

★ 6.6

Overview

On the surface Henrik and Nina Christofferson are an ordinary family living happily. But they have a problem. Their daughter, Stine, a difficult 14 year old, has a habit of telling lies in class. When Stine accuses her father of sexual abuse, and is believed by seemingly eager social workers, their family is thrust into crisis. Could Henrik have done it? And when Stine prepares to return home, the ugly side of family life is exposed.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

TV 2

Nordisk Film Denmark

Accused Trailers

Cast

Henrik

Troels Lyby

Nina

Sofie Gråbøl

Pede

Paw Henriksen

Pernille

Louise Mieritz

Forsvarer

Søren Malling

Betjent 1

Michael Asmussen

Public Prosecutor

Ditte Gråbøl

Retsbetjent

Claus Bue

Dommer

Kirsten Olesen

Skolepsykolog

Bodil Jørgensen

Miriam

Charlotte Sieling

Stine

Kirstine Rosenkrands Mikkelsen

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