

Open Hearts
2002-09-06 · 113 min · ★ 7.1
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.
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- Directors
- Susanne Bier
- Production companies
- Zentropa Entertainments, Det Danske Filminstitut
- Countries
- Denmark
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Sonja RichterCecilie
Nikolaj Lie KaasJoachim
Mads MikkelsenNiels
Paprika SteenMarie
Stine BjerregaardStine
Birthe NeumannHanne
Niels OlsenFinn
Ulf PilgaardThomsen
Ronnie LorenzenGustav
Anders NyborgRobert
Ida DwingerSanne
Philip ZandénTommy
Michel CastenholtFurniture Store Assistant
Birgitte PrinsA&E Doctor
Susanne JuhászCashier at Iso
Jens Basse DamWaiter
Hanne WindfeldNurse #1
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