Open Hearts
2002 · 113 min · Director: Susanne Bier
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Cecilie is devastated when her fiancé Joachim is seriously injured in a car accident and paralyzed from the neck down. Marie, the driver who caused the accident, asks her husband Niels, a doctor at the hospital where Joachim is being treated, to help out Cecilie. However, their relationship evolves into an affair which threatens Niels' family.
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Open Hearts (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Love20%
- Guilt15%
- Melancholy10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Cast
Stine
Finn
Thomsen
Gustav
Robert
Emil
Sanne
Tommy
Furniture Store Assistant
A&E Doctor
Cashier at Iso
Chef
Waiter
Nurse #1
Details
- Directed by
- Susanne Bier
- Written by
- Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Country
- Denmark
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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