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Murk

2005 · 124 min

A slow, brooding plunge into suspicion and grief, where quiet village unease tightens into something genuinely unsettling.

Directed by
Jannik Johansen
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Laura Drasbæk, Nicolas Bro
Overview
The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.

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Directed by
Jannik Johansen
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Laura Drasbæk, Nicolas Bro
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • mystery
  • deception
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Jannik Johansen, Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Laura Drasbæk, Nicolas Bro, Lisbet Lundquist, Lærke Winther, Lotte Bergstrøm, Anne Sofie Espersen, Morten Lützhøft
Music
Antony Genn
Cinematography
Rasmus Videbæk
Runtime
124 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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