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Into the Darkness
Synopsis
On 9 April 1940, the day factory owner Karl Skov and his wife Eva are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary, the German army occupies Denmark. Although not subject to any overt repression, the consequences for this seven-member family are dire. In an echo of the Danish all-party government cooperation with the occupiers, Karl begins to produce for the German market. But that does not keep his life of privilege safe. The Germans soon use the fate of two Jewish refugees to make his impotence clear. His attempts to rescue his company and family are threatened with failure – while his eldest son joins the Free Corps Denmark to fight for Hitler’s Germany on the Eastern Front … With parallel storylines and a cast of more than sixty, director Anders Refn mounts a weighty social tableau that touches on a national taboo: Danish collaboration with the Nazis.Nordic Film Days Talks: Click here for an interview with Anders Refn, the director of "Into the Darkness".
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Producer
- Screenwriter
- Director of photography
note team
Director: Anders RefnWriter: Anders Refn, Flemming Quist Møller
Camera: Claus Sisseck, Morten Søborg
Cast: Jesper Christensen (Karl), Bodil Jørgensen (Eva), Mads Reuther (Aksel), Gustav Dyekjær Giese (Michael), Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard Christensen (Helene), Lue Støvelbæk (Knud), Sylvester Byder (Valdemar), Pernille Højmark (Annelise)
Production: Lene Børglum, Space Rocket Nation, Vulkanfilm
World Sales: Odin's Eye Entertainment
