History Film / InABetterWorld

''In a Better World'' (Danish: ''Hævnen'', "[[CompletelyDifferentTitle The Revenge]]") is a 2010 film from UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}}, directed by Susanne Bier.

Christian's situation is even more tragic. Christian was living in London until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. His mother having recently died, Christian and his father Claus have moved back to Denmark to live with Christian's grandmother. Christian is filled with anger and hostility at the world after the death of his mother. The two boys are drawn to each other--with unfortunate consequences.

* CycleOfRevenge: Christian, after being pushed down by the [[TheBully local schoolyard bully]], assaults the bully the next day, and beats him viciously with a bicycle pump before threatening him with a knife to the throat. In this case, the bully, being rather understandably scared out his wits, promises to never ever to start anything with him again, [[DefiedTrope and actually keeps true to his word]]. Of course, Christian's worldview does come back to bite him hard, when he accidentally injures his best friend during another payback mission.

'''Marianne''': I'm out clubbing with the Landup brothers, Anton.[[note]](The Landup brothers are well-known Danish soccer players.)[[/note]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Christian managed to overcome his revulsion and treat the Big Man, a vicious warlord. But after the Big Man makes some horrible disgusting comments about a young woman his goons murdered, an enraged Christian flings him out of the camp and [[DoWithHimAsYouWill into the arms of the refugees, who promptly beat him to death]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Christian managed to overcome his revulsion and treat the Big Man, a vicious warlord. But after the Big Man makes some horrible disgusting comments about a young woman his goons murdered, an enraged Christian flings him out of the camp and into the arms of the refugees, who promptly beat him to death.

* TurnTheOtherCheek: DiscussedTrope. Claus talks about the futility of the CycleOfRevenge, saying "where does it end?" Anton does this literally, going back to the mechanic who hit him in the park, allowing the mechanic to slap him twice more in the face, and telling the kids that the mechanic is nothing more than a bullying creep. It backfires with Christian, who perceives his friend's father as weak.

-->'''Claus:''' "If you hit him, then he hits you, and then it never ends!"\\
'''Christian:''' "Not if you hit hard enough the first time."

''In a Better World'' is a 2010 film from UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}}, directed by Susanne Bier.

* GangOfBullies: Sofus leads a whole crowd of bullies that abuse Elias regularly.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: After quite a bit of angst and eventually Elias almost getting killed, Anton and Marianne get back together and Christian reconciles with his father.

It focuses on two young boys and their families. Elias, who has prominent front teeth and braces, and who comes from Sweden, is ruthlessly picked on and bullied by the other kids at school. His parents are Anton and Marianne, who are both doctors. Marianne practices at a hospital in the area, while Anton spends much of his time in Sudan, working in tent hospitals in refugee camps. They are separated and contemplating divorce after Anton had an affair.

'''Christian:''' "Not if you hit hard enough the first time."

* CycleOfRevenge