Nightwatchwas Danish directorOle Bornedal’s feature debut film after several years of television work.
It was released in 1994, paving the way for Scandinavian thrillers to become an international phenomenon.
As debuts go,Nightwatchwas perfect bold and original, mixing thriller, horror and dark humorequally.
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It also didn’t shy away from violence ordisturbing topicslike necrophilia.
These movies have a mystery worth unraveling.
Thefilm then keeps balancing between the mundane and extreme.
In both cases,the element that made the original feel so fresh and exciting was notably missing.
As is usually the case,leaving things to the imagination only makes them more terrifying.
He and Jenssee death as yet another boundary, an ultimate restriction to their freedom.
This leads to a bloody and gruesome climax, and then to an unexpectedly hilarious epilogue.
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