Terribly Happy

Robert has a painful secret. In order to get away from it, he is reassigned as the Marshall of a small Danish town. From the moment he arrives, he learns that outsiders eventually disappear. The town believes in taking care of problems their own way, even if it means disposing of pests in the surrounding bogs. It doesn't help that Robert is being lured by Ingelise, who is the wife of the most feared man around. Everyone in the town knows every move that is made, which doesn't leave very much room for secrets. What appears to be a quiet ordinary village where nothing ever happens turns out to be full of deception and murder. The more Robert discovers what the town is hiding, the more he becomes accustomed to the lifestyle. Will he be able to save himself before he gets in too deep? Winner of the Crystal Globe at the 2008 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, TERRIBLY HAPPY is a comically grotesque thriller with a shocking ending that you cannot miss. (In Danish with English subtitles) – L.W.