Amazingly directed, "Frygtelig lykkelig" or "Terribly happy" is a tragicomedy movie about an outsider in a tiny town where all the problems are solved there in their way. The outsider is a policeman that has a tainted past which also ended his career but the police solved the issue by its way sending him to the remote insignificant town. The small town in South Jutland itself, besides the cop, may be considered as the main character of the film. In spite of the traits of each of local citizens, the town looks like a being with its own codes, engines, scripts, traps, seeming to plan and to aim, and nobody is able to deviate from that. Off course the outsiders may not accept it. Though, there is no alternative. There is a swamp there, where some cattle, people or problems may vanish. There is also another swamp in town, a metaphorical one, which, the more someone wants to free him or herself, the more becomes entangled, drowns in the mud, like in quicksand. Marshal Robert experiences that. Is it possible not to comply? Is the answer to become a local? As more and more problems emerge and the compulsory path is being unveiled, the audience feels all the nervousness. Really great film!
Review of Terribly Happy
