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Director
  
Jannik Johansen

Initial DVD release
  
May 24, 2006 (Finland)

Duration
  

Country
  
DenmarkUnited Kingdom

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Thriller

Budget
  
22 million DKK

Language
  
Danish

Murk (film) movie poster

Writer
  
Anders Thomas Jensen
,
Jannik Johansen

Release date
  
19 August 2005 (2005-08-19)

Cast
  
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
(Jacob),
Laura Drasbæk
(Nina),
Nicolas Bro
(Anker),
Lisbet Lundquist
(Caroline),
Lærke Winther Andersen
(Hanne),
Lotte Bergstrøm

Similar movies
  
Nikolaj Lie Kaas movies, Denmark movies, Thrillers

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Murk is a 2005 Danish horror and psychological thriller film. The film was directed by Jannik Johansen, who wrote the screenplay along with Anders Thomas Jensen. The film stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Nicolas Bro.

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Plot

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Julie, a wheelchair-user, is said to have committed suicide on her wedding night. Her family is stunned, and no one can understand Julie's suicide. Her brother Jacob, a journalist, follows her ex-fiance to the Danish village of Mørke. Upon meeting him, Jacob discovers that he is going to marry another woman who uses a wheelchair. Upon these revelations, Jacob investigates whether Julie's ex-fiance is murdering women who use wheelchairs.

Release

The film was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 August 2005 and on 23 August 2005 at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. The film was released in Denmark on 7 October 2005.

Awards

Bodil Awards - 2006

  • Nominated for Bodil award for Best Film (Bedste danske film)
  • Nominated for Bodil for Best Supporting Actress (Bedste kvindelige birolle)

    • Robert Festival - 2006

  • Nominated for a Robert award for Best Actor
  • Nominated for a Robert award for Best Cinematography
  • Nominated for a Robert award for Best Make-Up
  • Nominated for a Robert award for Best Sound
  • Nominated for a Robert award for Best Original Score

    • Remake

    Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel directed the American adaptation of the film entitled Merciless. The Gold Circle Films project was rewritten in late December 2009 by Ed Dougherty and was released in 2011.

    References

    Murk (film) Wikipedia
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