Nightwatch
Nightwatch is a 1994 Danish horror thriller film directed and written by Danish director Ole Bornedal. The film involves Martin (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who gets a student job as night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute. When making his rounds he finds he must go to where the deceased people are kept. At the same time, a series of murders occur among women in Copenhagen as well as mysterious and unexplained things happening in the medical department.
Plot
Law student Martin Bork (Nikolaj Coster Waldau) gets a student job as night watchman at the Forensic Medicine Institute, believing it will allow more time to study, with his biggest problem being his paranoia in this scary setting. When making his rounds, he finds he must go to where the deceased people are kept. At the same time, a series of murders occur among women in Copenhagen, and mysterious and unexplained things start to happen in the medical department. During all of this, Martin ends up being confused with one of the murders, becoming a prime suspect.
Awards
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author | Ole Bornedal |
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award | Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3411704 Robert Award for Best Danish Film |
contentLocation | Copenhagen |
director | Ole Bornedal |
editor | Camilla Skousen |
events | frameup necrophilia night watchman police misconduct self-discovery serial killer |
genre | horror thriller |
keywords | law student prime suspect series of murders unexplained |
musicBy | Joachim Holbek |
producer | Michael Obel |
productionCompany | Thura Film |
theme | psychological thriller security and surveillance serial killer |