Den du frygter

2008
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.7K

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A man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results.A man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results.A man signs up for a test trial of a new anti-depressant as a way to change his life. When the trial is called off, he continues taking the medication with violent results.

Director
- Kristian Levring
Writers
- Anders Thomas Jensen
- Kristian Levring
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Kristian Levring
Writers
- Anders Thomas Jensen
- Kristian Levring
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations

Featured review

8/10

Danish psychosis

"Den du frygter" ("Fear Me Not" in English) reminded me of David Cronenberg's movies. The results of the main character's taking the pills call to mind the risks associated with pharmaceuticals. We hear about side effects, but what happens to this man go beyond that. It would make more sense if the natural substances were more available.

It's a very well done movie. This is partly because the viewer thinks that there are degrees to which the movie won't go...but it goes to them. We also get a look at the Danish countryside; its idealistic appearance belies the character's descent into madness. I'm unfamiliar with the rest of Kristian Levring's work but now I'd like to see more of his movies. Denmark has produced some great directors (Carl Theodor Dreyer and Lars von Trier, for instance), and I'd say that Levring is also in that number.