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Nattevagten (Nightwatch) (1994)

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Release Date: Feb 25, 1994 Wide

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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

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Ole Bornedal

In Theaters: Feb 25, 1994 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 2002

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A crackerjack little thriller from Holland, of all places.

September 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A lot of the shocks were new, the acting was above average, and director Ole Bornedal had me by the short hairs, both dreading and anticipating each new twist.

February 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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Ole Borendal's Nattevagten is a little more than the sum of its parts--and its parts are pretty damned fine.

October 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

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A much longer film than it?s remake or so it seemed. You can certainly see why Ewan Mcgregor was picked to play the role in the American version of this film, there are times throughout the film where you can see quite a likeness between the two. I had remembered the ending of the film, which is a shame, but still

September 1, 2007

Lady D'arbanville

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Influential Danish thriller. A student gets a night job in the local morgue and if this isn't a creepy enough job, someone is murdering prostitues. The students friend is a bit of a nutcase who likes to push things to far which puts him in the frame straight away but with some twists and turns along the way, Nightwatch

October 29, 2011