It's a tale which unfolds nuance by nuance, and with each insight it becomes easier to empathise with both father and sons. Trier may work quietly but he knows all about pace and subtlety.

When all is concluded, truth is the explosive device that ends up having the most brutally cathartic potency.

An ambitiously thorough yet quiet exploration of familial dysfunction.

Possessing a compelling rotation of inner monologues, the heavily dramatic film observes a fractured family of men dealing with the overhanging aftermath of losing their iconic matriarch.