Directed by:
Susanne BierScreenplay:
Anders Thomas JensenCinematography:
Michael SnymanComposer:
Johan SöderqvistCast:
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Maria Bonnevie, Lykke May Andersen, Søs Egelind, Nastja Arcel, Benjamin Boe Rasmussen (more)Plots(1)
Detectives and best friends Andreas and Simon lead vastly different lives; Andreas has settled down with his beautiful wife and son; while Simon, recently divorced, spends most of his waking hours getting drunk at the local strip club. But all that changes when the two of them are called out to a domestic dispute between a junkie couple, caught in a vicious cycle of violence and drugs. It all looks very routine – until Andreas finds the couple's infant son, crying in a closet. The usually collected policeman finds himself confronted with his own powerlessness and is shaken to his core. As Andreas slowly loses his grip on justice, it suddenly becomes up to the unruly Simon to restore the balance between right and wrong. “A Second Chance” is a shocking, moving and thrilling drama about real people forced into incredible circumstances. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Nikolaj Coster-Waldau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/415/161415153_2cc8c7.jpg)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Denmark
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Headhunters (2011)
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2007)
![Ulrich Thomsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/285/161285925_2b18c2.jpg)
Ulrich Thomsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Adam's Apples (2005)
The Company (2007) (series)
![Nikolaj Lie Kaas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/362/161362884_3a5232.jpg)
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Denmark
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Riders of Justice (2020)
Adam's Apples (2005)
![Maria Bonnevie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/046/166046077_e0cc17.jpg)
Maria Bonnevie
Sweden
Best movies:
Another Round (2020)
The Banishment (2007)
A Second Chance (2014)
Lykke May Andersen
Denmark
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
![Søs Egelind](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/268/167268050_26e207.jpg)
Søs Egelind
Denmark
Best movies:
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
A Second Chance (2014)
The One and Only (1999)
Nastja Arcel
Denmark
Best movies:
The Purity of Vengeance (2018)
A Second Chance (2014)
King's Game (2004)
![Benjamin Boe Rasmussen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/141/161141162_f2f910.jpg)
Benjamin Boe Rasmussen
Denmark
Best movies:
Nothing's All Bad (2010)
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
A Second Chance (2014)
![Thomas Bo Larsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/259/161259025_f8efa2.jpg)
Thomas Bo Larsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Hunt (2012)
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
The Celebration (1998)
![Roland Møller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/482/160482999_97ad83.jpg)
Roland Møller
Denmark
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
Land of Mine (2015)
A Second Chance (2014)
Sune Nørgaard
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
R (2010)
![Molly Blixt Egelind](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/475/163475296_fe10f5.jpg)
Molly Blixt Egelind
Denmark
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
Okay (2002)
Fighter (2007)
![Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/191/161191457_8923bf.jpg)
Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt
Denmark
Best movies:
Nothing's All Bad (2010)
A Second Chance (2014)
Long Story Short (2015)
![Henrik Noél Olesen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/665/164665650_1ed5d8.jpg)
Henrik Noél Olesen
Best movies:
Riders of Justice (2020)
A Second Chance (2014)
King's Game (2004)
Sally El-Hallak
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
![Sarah Juel Werner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/176/160176111_468435.jpg)
Sarah Juel Werner
Denmark
Best movies:
Brothers (2004)
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Worlds Apart (2008)
Pernille Højer
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
Stine Holm Joensen
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
Bænken (2000)
![Frederik Meldal Nørgaard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/196/161196735_c97e46.jpg)
Frederik Meldal Nørgaard
Denmark
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
Those Who Kill - Shadow of the Past (2011)
Chasing the Wind (2013)
Christian Grønvall
Best movies:
A Second Chance (2014)
White Night (2007)
What No One Knows (2008)