Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

2023 1h 53m DA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 101

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Synopsis

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Martin's daughter, Emma, takes up a night watch job to find out what happened to her parents almost thirty years ago. A meeting with Wörmer in his cell pulls the serial killer out of his coma and sets in motion a chain of fateful events.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fanny Leander Bornedal
Emma
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Martin
Kim Bodnia
Jens
Ulf Pilgaard
Wörmer
Sonja Richter
Gunver
Casper Kjær Jensen
Bent
Paprika Steen
Kramer
Alex Høgh Andersen
Frederik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ole Bornedal
Writers: Ole Bornedal
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nightwatch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ole Bornedal, shot by Lasse Frank Johannessen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ceiri Torjussen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregers Dohn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Fanny Leander Bornedal and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kim Bodnia carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ole Bornedal directs. Lasse Frank Johannessen behind the camera. Ceiri Torjussen scores. Gregers Dohn cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 3 years ago.
4Part of the "Nightwatch Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ole Bornedal, shot by Lasse Frank Johannessen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ceiri Torjussen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Gregers Dohn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Fanny Leander Bornedal and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kim Bodnia carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt6318608 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.