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From acclaimed director Ole Bornedal, comes a nerve-shredding journey into the terrifying heart of darkness and the depths of a diabolical mind. Martin a young law student, takes on a job as the overnight watchman at a local morgue to fund his studies, while his girlfriend, Kalinka studies to be an actress. His hell-raising, .. Read more

Starring	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Grabol, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen
Director	Ole Bornedal
Genres	Horror, Thriller, World Cinema

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- Visceral shocks and heartracing suspense... superior genre filmmaking
- 41981
- - Time Out
  - 19 Mar 2008 at 22:39
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  Great little chiller
  
  I love this film, much better than the remake with Ewan Mcgregor so get this instead.
  
  Guy get's a job during the night in a morgue and things ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - druski
  - 100 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 11 Jun 2008 at 12:58
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  Very Good Danish Argento
  
  There is nothing trully original in this film, from a story or a technical perspective - From the deliberate pacing and slow buildup of suspense and plot twist... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 22 Dec 2011 at 01:24
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  - 5
  Not bad.
  
  Thought that this film would be better if it had have been
  
  dubbed, would have enjoyed it more.how ever we stuck with it.
  
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- - a customer
  - 27 Nov 2011 at 11:49
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  Slow burning and worth watching.
  
  A really well made Danish 'whodunnit' - starts off very slowly with a lot of character building that then follows through into an excellent second half... read more »
  
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- - Jimbosaz
  - 3 reviews
  - 26 Oct 2011 at 02:22
- - 1
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  Great movie - Bad translation in subtitles
  
  Good movie, very intresting twist. A good whodunnit!
  
  Starts very slow but it allows you to connect with the characters. And it left you guessing till... read more »
  
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- - Bless
  - 4 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 09:18
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  A hidden little gem
  
  Not something I would usually pick up and watch but I actually thought this was a good little film and it kept me guessing all the way through. If you don't... read more »
  
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- 1046795
- - wilder1
  - 26 reviews
  - Haverhill,UK
  - 02 Oct 2011 at 02:02
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  - 32
  Subtitled Crap
  
  Absolute rubish film oh and guess what it has subtitles :~/ not impressed with this at all.. blah blah blah blah blah blah blah duno why we have to have at ... read more »
  
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- - Wasafterwatchingit
  - 24 reviews
  - 28 Aug 2011 at 19:48
- - 2
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  Nothing you haven't seen before
  
  I was surprised I had not come across this film before, but now I can see why. It's a pretty mediocre thriller, with nothing particularly original about it... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 00:02
- - 2
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  Not quite what I expected...
  
  Have you ever taken a great big gulp of coffee only to find out it's tea? The effect is not unpleasant, I like tea, but it's disorientating, confusing... read more »
  
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- - JayLow
  - 66 reviews
  - 02 Jul 2011 at 20:28
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  Worth seeing
  
  A few off-puting factors. Predictable, has sub-titles & there are some really corny lines...but if you can tolerate this it is still a pretty worth watching... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 May 2011 at 17:13
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  Excellent film!
  
  Excellent, chilling suspence thriller... Good plot and very well acted. MUCH better than the remake! Make sure you watch it... home alone ;-)
  
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- - Smilinggherkin
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 22 May 2011 at 22:49
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  Great little chiller
  
  I love this film, much better than the remake with Ewan Mcgregor so get this instead.
  
  Guy get's a job during the night in a morgue and things ... read more »
  
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- 574942
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - druski
  - 100 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 11 Jun 2008 at 12:58
- - 6
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  If you don't like this...
  
  If you don't like this, perhaps you don't like a good honest well made film.
  
  But, if you prefer your 'thrillers' with a real story, ... read more »
  
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- 799338
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  - ki
  - 13 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 17 Aug 2009 at 19:19
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  great film
  
  very surprised how brilliant this film was.
  
  it was smart, thrilling, creepy and funny in places. A great twist and lots of horror.
  
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- - fostacoz
  - 3 reviews
  - Ellesmere port
  - 05 Sep 2009 at 02:40
- - 2
  - 0
  Less Haste, More Faith
  
  If your like me and judge a film on the first 3 minutes then try to hold out on this one. After a slow first 5 minutes the story starts to play out and with ... read more »
  
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- - DodgyD
  - 1 review
  - Grays
  - 14 Oct 2009 at 00:41
- - 2
  - 0
  Sick Humour, Cracking Film
  
  Hollywood ruined this with a cardboard Ewen McGregor in the lead. This is superior in every way....Just watch it - (unless you're one of those plebs that ... read more »
  
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- - LewiLipsMalone
  - 9 reviews
  - WGC
  - 23 Mar 2011 at 00:57
- - 2
  - 0
  Not quite what I expected...
  
  Have you ever taken a great big gulp of coffee only to find out it's tea? The effect is not unpleasant, I like tea, but it's disorientating, confusing... read more »
  
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- - JayLow
  - 66 reviews
  - 02 Jul 2011 at 20:28
- - 2
  - 1
  Nothing you haven't seen before
  
  I was surprised I had not come across this film before, but now I can see why. It's a pretty mediocre thriller, with nothing particularly original about it... read more »
  
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- 1032902
- - a customer
  - 24 Aug 2011 at 00:02
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  Still shocking
  
  Nice original movie.
  
  The plot develops at slow pace in the morgue, to in the end show a cathartic blood shed without falling in the obscene.
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- - Gako
  - 1 review
  - The Hythe
  - 09 Feb 2011 at 22:10
- - 1
  - 0
  First half: creepy & tense, second half bit of a let down...
  
  Loved the first half of this movie, it was chilling, tense and frightening.
  
  However when it progressed more into a murder 'who dunnit' I felt... read more »
  
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- 967026
- - Sarbs
  - 119 reviews
  - Essex
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 10:39
- - 1
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  Excellent film!
  
  Excellent, chilling suspence thriller... Good plot and very well acted. MUCH better than the remake! Make sure you watch it... home alone ;-)
  
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- 995958
- - Smilinggherkin
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 22 May 2011 at 22:49

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  From acclaimed director Ole Bornedal, comes a nerve-shredding journey into the terrifying heart of darkness and the depths of a diabolical mind. Martin a young law student, takes on a job as the overnight watchman at a local morgue to fund his studies, while his girlfriend, Kalinka studies to be an ...