Into the Darkness

2020 2h 32m DA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 51

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Synopsis

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Karlskov is a self made, successful owner of a large electronics factory, has a wife and five children. They live the good, privileged upper-class life on Strandvejen north of Copenhagen when the Nazis occupy Denmark in April 1940. Karl struggles to continue production at the factory, but to protect his family and employees he reluctantly begins to produce for the German market. It brings him into a controversial collaboration with the occupying power and causes painful breaks in the family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jesper Christensen
Karl Skov
Bodil Jørgensen
Eva Skov
Mads Reuther
Aksel Skov
Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Michael
Sara Viktoria
Helene Skov
Lue Støvelbæk
Knud Skov
Sylvester Byder
Valdemar Skov
Pernille Højmark
Annelise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Refn
Writers: Flemming Quist Møller, Anders Refn, Sune Elskær
Languages: Danish, German, Swedish
Countries: Denmark

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, German, Swedish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "The Cursed Years" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jesper Christensen and Bodil Jørgensen and Mads Reuther carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8948132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anders Refn directs. Nikolaj Hess scores. Michael Aaglund cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish, German, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 152 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 6 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, German, Swedish.
4Part of the "The Cursed Years" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Nikolaj Hess. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Aaglund shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jesper Christensen and Bodil Jørgensen and Mads Reuther carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8948132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.