Do yourself a favor before sitting down to this excellent movie from director Thomas Vinterberg: check your internal well being. If you are feeling the least little bit depressed about anything, then save it for another day because while it’s fascinating to watch, Submario is absolutely bleak. It’s the story of two brothers who survived an abusive childhood to become two very damaged adults. Nick (Jakob Cedergren) is an ex-cop whose attempts to reform his life get derailed when he tries to help a friend, and his brother, Martin (Peter Plaugborg), is a junkie trying to keep his addiction under control so he can raise his son. Although their lives are intrinsically intertwined, the film follows each of the brothers’ stories separately, saving the end to show how even when they aren’t together their past keeps them linked forever. It’s deeply disturbing, but worth the effort.
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