Nattevagten (1994)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writer:

Ole Bornedal (writer)

Release Date:

25 February 1994 (Denmark)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

De søger en nattevagt, Martin er ikke mørkeræd, han har kun et problem... han får jobbet !

Plot:

In order to finance his law studies, Martin starts as a night watchman in a mortuary. When the victims...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Detective | Bet | Student | Serial Killer

Awards:

10 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Martin (as Nikolaj Coster Waldau)
Sofie Gråbøl	...	Kalinka
Kim Bodnia	...	Jens
Lotte Andersen	...	Lotte
Ulf Pilgaard	...	Inspector Wörmer
Rikke Louise Andersson	...	Joyce
Stig Hoffmeyer	...	Rolf
Gyrd Løfquist	...	The Old Nightwatch
Niels Anders Thorn	...	The Doctor
Leif Adolfsson	...	Theater Instructor
Henrik Fiig	...	Actor
Jesper Hyldegaard	...	Bar Guest
Ulrich Thomsen	...	Pub Thug #1 (as Ulrik Thomsen)
Christian Friis	...	Pub Thug #2 (as Chris Friis)
Peter Rygaard	...	Servant

Also Known As:

Nightwatch

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | France:-12 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

Thura Film

Quotes:

Martin: You know what Hans Christian Andersen did? Every time he had masturbated he wrote a little X in his diary
Jens: If I had written down an X every time I had masturbated, there wouldn't be any pencils left in the whole wide world

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Zulu Late Night, Live!: (#1.1)" (2009)

Finally!

After decades of gritty social realism, lamebrained comedies and pretentious art trash came this fullblooded genre movie with plenty of blood and guts, thrills and chills with a talented cast of newcomers and a few surprises from a wellknown veteran. Humorist, TV-writer and stage director Ole Bornedal made his feature directing debut with this serial killer thriller starring the excellent Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as law student Martin who takes a job as a night watchman at the city morgue. At the same time, he is playing a dangerous game of challenges with reckless buddy Jens (Kim Bodnia, in a starmaking performance). Eventually he develops a kinship with determined police inspector Wörmer (a welcome change-of-pace for comedian Ulf Pilgaard, who has never been better), who is hunting the serial killer. No further revelations here, but check it out for yourself, BEFORE or even INSTEAD of renting the US remake with Ewan McGregor and Nick Nolte. This one is the genuine article, stylish and scary, admittedly with the usual plot holes and flaws, but a winner all the way with a couple of great laughs to vent the tension. The songs performed by Sort Sol adds just the right touch. That´s Ulrich Thomsen (the speaker from FESTEN) as the bully in the bar, by the way. ***½