Facing the Truth (film)
Facing the Truth Danish At kende sandheden is a 2002 Danish drama written and directed by Nils Malmros. Shot in blackandwhite documentary style, and based on the real life of Malmros father, the film relates the hardships of a young neurosurgeon struggling through a medical lawsuit. Malmros, whose films are known for their realism, is educated as a surgeon and performed all the films brain surgery scenes. The film was nominated for the 2003 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film and won the 2003 Danish Film Academys Robert Award for Film of the Year.
Facing the Truth won the Best Film at the 2003 Robert Awards. At the 2003 Mar del Plata Film Festival the film won Best Film and Nils Malmros received a Special Mention for courage in portraying the ambiguity of truth. At the 2003 Bodil Awards the film was nominated for Best Danish Film and Jens Albinus won the Bodil for Best Actor.
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