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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever

2023 · 113 min

A slow, brooding plunge into inherited trauma and old horrors, where every quiet corridor feels like a held breath.

Directed by
Ole Bornedal
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Fanny Leander Bornedal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia
Overview
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.

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  • Shudder
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Directed by
Ole Bornedal
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Fanny Leander Bornedal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia
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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
  • trauma
  • family
  • mystery
  • death
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Fanny Leander Bornedal, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia, Ulf Pilgaard, Sonja Richter, Casper Kjær Jensen, Paprika Steen, Alex Høgh Andersen
Music
Sune Kølster, Ceiri Torjussen
Cinematography
Lasse Frank Johannessen
Runtime
113 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish

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