Nightwatch overview

Nightwatch

Synopsis:

The debut feature from Danish director Ole Bornedal, Nattevagten is a psychological thriller starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. While a serial killer is on the loose, brutally murdering several prostitutes, college-student Martin (Coster-Waldau) takes a job as the night watchman at the local mortuary in order to pay his law-school tuition. As it turns out, the bodies of the victims are being stored at that very mortuary. When Martin takes a bet that involves tampering with the bodies, he suddenly finds himself a suspect in the case.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Ole Bornedal
  • Studio: Thura Film, Danish Film Institute, Danmarks Radio
  • Year: 1994
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Country: Denmark
  • Language: Danish
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Thriller
  • Filmed in: Color