Nightwatch (1994)
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The debut feature from Danish director Ole Bornedal, Nattevagten is a psychological thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. While a serial killer is on the loose, brutally murdering several prostitutes, college-student Martin (Coster-Waldau) takes a job as the night watchman at the local mortuary in order to pay his law-school tuition. As it turns out, the bodies of the victims are being stored at that very mortuary. When Martin takes a bet that involves tampering with the bodies, he suddenly finds himself a suspect in the case. Bordenal, who also wrote the script, later remade Nattevagten in Hollywood under the title Nightwatch. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ole Bornedal
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Nightwatch
The debut feature from Danish director Ole Bornedal, Nattevagten is a psychological thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. While a serial killer is on the loose, brutally murdering several prostitutes, college-student Martin (Coster-Waldau) takes a job as the night watchman at the local mortuary in order to pay his law-school tuition. As it turns out, the bodies of the victims are being stored at that very mortuary. When Martin takes a bet that involves tampering with the bodies, he suddenly finds himself a suspect in the case. Bordenal, who also wrote the script, later remade Nattevagten in Hollywood under the title Nightwatch. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 107 mins
Complete Cast of Nightwatch
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Martin
- Lotte Andersen
- Rikke Louise Andersson - Joyce
- Kim Bodnia - Jens
- Ulf Pilgaard - Inspector Wormer
- Sofie Gråbøl - Kalinka
- Director(s):
- Ole Bornedal
- Writer(s):
- Ole Bornedal
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense
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