The evidence against Frederik is too much for him to claim his innocence – but what he can do, is pin his actions on his illness, hoping to convince the jury that when committing these crimes it wasn’t really himself doing it. Their love is put to the test when he is charged with embezzlement at his very own place of work, taking him to court, where he is represented by lawyer Bernard Berman (Michael Nyqvist), who like Mia, is also the partner of somebody suffering from a brain related injury. His wife Mia (Trine Dyrholm) and young son are also warned too that this man they hold so dearly may not be himself, potentially erratic, violent and impatient – and while they are required to support him through this difficult time, that may be done through gritted teeth at times, as they must learn to appreciate that his reprehensible actions are a result of his diagnosis. Peter Schonau Fog has adapted Christian Jungersen’s novel in this intellectual courtroom drama, that somehow manages to study neuroscience in a way that is accessible and entertaining, playing up to the tropes of the sub-genre at hand with a minimum contrivance.įrederik Halling (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is a successful headteacher who one day suffers from an epileptic fit, only for doctors to determine he is suffering from a brain tumour.
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