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Fear Me Not
Is evil inherent in all of us, suppressed by our egos, surfacing when induced, or is it an acquired trait? Written by Anders Thomas Jensen, the director of Adam's Apples and The Green Butchers, this psychological thriller chronicles the transformation of Michael, a workaholic, middle-aged family man who takes a sabbatical from his job and signs up for the clinical trials of a new antidepressant. When the pills turn out to have serious side effects, the trials are abandoned. But Michael refuses to give up the newfound sense of calm, self control, and life perspective the pills provide. So he continues the experiment on his own. Much like James Mason in Nicholas Ray’s Bigger Than Life, Michael finds himself playing disturbing mind games with his wife, Sigrid, and teen daughter, Selma. Further ratcheting up the tension, director Kristian Levring locates the action in orderly, sterile settings and underplays its moments of violence.
Cast & Crew
Director: Kristian Levring
Producer: Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Editor: Pernille Bech Christensen
Screenwriter: Kristian Levring, Anders Thomas Jensen
Cinematographer: Jens Schlosser
Principal Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Emma Sehested Høeg, Lars Brygmann, Stine Stengade
Filmography: The Intended (2002); The King is Alive (2000)
US Distributor: IFC Films
World Sales: TrustNordisk
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