The Art of Crying (2006) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2006 · 106 mins · Danish

Directed by

Peter Schønau Fog

Starring

Bjarne Henriksen, Bodil Lassen, Troels Malling Thaarup, Jesper Asholt, Gitte Siem, Hans Henrik Voetmann

Set in early‑1970s South Jutland, the film follows 11‑year‑old Allan, whose father is mentally unstable and repeatedly threatens suicide while his mother has withdrawn from the household. Determined to keep the family together, Allan confronts a rival family that endangers his father’s livelihood, driving him to commit increasingly brutal acts.