By Hanna RantalaLONDON (Reuters) - Thomas Vinterberg was four days into shooting 'Another Round', which has just earned him an Oscar nomination for best director when his daughter Ida, who was due to act in the movie, died in a car accident.
The Danish director says that nomination, plus another for best international feature film, honour 19-year old Ida's memory.
Much of the movie, which follows a group of teachers who make a pact to consume a small amount of alcohol each day in the hope it will improve the quality of their lives, was filmed in Ida's former high school, with scenes set in her classroom. "All the praise and love that this film receives makes sense in a very special way, because it's honouring my daughter's memory and in.
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