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The Inheritance
The Inheritance
6.8
/10
407 Ratings

THE INHERITANCE

Arven

Directed by Per Fly
Denmark, United Kingdom, 2003
Drama

Synopsis

A young man is torn between his individual hopes and his sense of duty when his father dies and he is expected to take over the family industry.

Synopsis

A young man is torn between his individual hopes and his sense of duty when his father dies and he is expected to take over the family industry.

Our take

Called “subtly savage” by Time Magazine (a compliment), The Inheritance is a taut, killer drama: one man’s descent disguised as his success. Winner of Best Screenplay at San Sebastian, it marked the Danish director Per Fly as a talent to watch.