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Into the Darkness

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Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II. Like the government, the farmers and the industry, the father, a successful owner of a big electronics factory, tries to make the best of the situation to keep the wheels rolling. However this leads him into a problematic collaboration with the Germans. His son, on the contrary, reacts against the increasing oppression and persecution of Jews and communists by joining the rising resistance movement.
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Peter Rainer FilmWeek (LAist) 06/03/2021
There's a great range of narrative in this movie, but the ending is lopped off to the point where I don't think there will be anyone who isn't confused by it. Go to Full Review Steve Davis Austin Chronicle 05/20/2021
2/5
You'd think this chapter in Danish history would inspire passion in a native filmmaker, but the movie lacks fervency. Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times 05/20/2021
This is not Luchino Visconti's "The Damned," which turned a similar premise into a nearly unwatchable miasma of grotesquerie. But neither is "Into the Darkness" more than watchable. Go to Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (LAist) 06/02/2021
It doesn't end -- it stops... It's as though the two-and-a-half hours you've invested were a complete waste. Go to Full Review Alex Saveliev Film Threat 05/23/2021
7/10
How do you reconcile major differences, like party affiliations, within a family? Into the Darkness serves as a keen portrait of a deeply divided country, unsure of where its allegiance lies. Go to Full Review Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 05/22/2021
C
Too cluttered, disjointed and ultimately inconclusive to register much of an emotional impact. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Anders Refn

Director

Jesper Christensen

Karl Skov

Bodil Jørgensen

Eva Skov

Mads Reuther

Aksel Skov

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Michael Skov

Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard

Helene Skov
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Synopsis Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II. Like the government, the farmers and the industry, the father, a successful owner of a big electronics factory, tries to make the best of the situation to keep the wheels rolling. However this leads him into a problematic collaboration with the Germans. His son, on the contrary, reacts against the increasing oppression and persecution of Jews and communists by joining the rising resistance movement.
Director
Anders Refn
Producer
Lene Børglum
Screenwriter
Anders Refn, Flemming Quist Møller
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
Space Rocket Nation
Genre
Drama, History, War
Original Language
Danish
Release Date (Streaming)
May 21, 2021
Runtime
2h 33m
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