Director Kristain Levring examines middle class disenfranchisement in contemporary Copenhagen with this chilling psychological drama about a family man who just can't help but suspecting that he's not as happy as he should be. Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) is a workaholic husband and father who's recently taken some time off of work to move his family into his wife's childhood home the suburbs. He wants to learn how to relax, and it seems like this latest move is a step in the right direction. His wife Sigrid (Paprika Steen) is a successful executive, their teenage daughter Selma seems content with their decision to relocate, and the family is surround by a great support system that includes kindly Frederik (Lars Brygmann) and his girlfriend Ellen (Stine Stengade) -- so why is it that Michael is still feeling so strained all of the time? Unable to sleep and constantly wound up, Michael seizes the opportunity to take part in a drug test for a new anti-depressant that Frederik is helping to market. At first the drug seems to have a considerably positive effect on Michael's outlook, though before long he's isolating himself from family and friends while growing more detached than ever before.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide