Underverden (2017)

A successful doctor who loses his little brother in a gang-related assault gives up his privileged life to become a masked warrior and avenge his brother's death.

Director:

Fenar Ahmad

Writers:

Fenar Ahmad (screenplay), Adam August (screenplay)

Stars:

Dar Salim, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ali Sivandi

6 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dar Salim	...	Zaid
Stine Fischer Christensen	...	Stine
Ali Sivandi	...	Semion
Dulfi Al-Jabouri	...	Alex
Jacob Lohmann	...	Torben (as Jakob Ulrik Lohmann)
Roland Møller	...	Claus
B. Branco	...	Branco
Anis Alobaidi	...	Yasin
Brian Siva	...	Hassan
Hamza Al-Jabouri	...	Zaids far
Amany Turk	...	Zaids mor
Marianne Mortensen	...	Helle
Joen Højerslev	...	Anton
Christopher Læssø
Dya Josefine Hauch	...	Gudrun

Storyline

Zaid is a successful heart surgeon with an expensive apartment and pregnant girlfriend. One night he gets a visit from his brother Yasin, who is desperate for money, but he refuses. Soon after, Yasin is found beaten to death and Zaid is overcome with guilt. As guilt gives way to anger, Zaid becomes a masked avenger and takes on Copenhagen's criminal underworld in his quest for justice.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | pregnant wife | heart surgeon | vigilante | art gallery | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Profile Pictures [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish Arabic

Release Date:

19 January 2017 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Darkland

Filming Locations:

Gemini Residence, Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Profile Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director and writer Fenar Ahmad has admitted that a real life experience where his own brother got 'into trouble' inspired him to make this film.

User Reviews

Style over Substance

I'm closer to Thobias on this one.

Sure, it's an easy watch, quick and stylish to a fault, and certainly raises highly pertinent questions about Danish (or any OECD) society.

But I found that the script didn't take anywhere near enough effort to make it plausible. So, here we have this highly integrated professional, Dr Jekyll, with a great marriage. He's consciously walked away from his culture and ethnicity, goes out of his way to abuse his poor old dad for being mentally stuck in Iraq.

Then, on behalf of a loser brother he doesn't even like, he suddenly turns into Mr Hyde on steroids? The only partial explanation we're offered is guilt, but it didn't wash for me.