Into the Darkness

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Into the Darkness

2020

2h 33m

Drama

History

War

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17 Reviews

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Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II. Like the government, the farmers and the industry, the father, a successful owner of a big electronics factory, tries to make the best of the situation to keep the wheels rolling. However this leads him into a problematic collaboration with the Germans. His son, on the contrary, reacts against the increasing oppression and persecution of Jews and communists by joining the rising resistance movement.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

There's a great range of narrative in this movie, but the ending is lopped off to the point where I don't think there will be anyone who isn't confused by it.

Jun 3, 2021

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

You'd think this chapter in Danish history would inspire passion in a native filmmaker, but the movie lacks fervency.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2021

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

This is not Luchino Visconti's "The Damned," which turned a similar premise into a nearly unwatchable miasma of grotesquerie. But neither is "Into the Darkness" more than watchable.

May 20, 2021

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Wade Major

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It doesn't end -- it stops... It's as though the two-and-a-half hours you've invested were a complete waste.

Jun 2, 2021

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

How do you reconcile major differences, like party affiliations, within a family? Into the Darkness serves as a keen portrait of a deeply divided country, unsure of where its allegiance lies.

Rated: 7/10

May 23, 2021

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Too cluttered, disjointed and ultimately inconclusive to register much of an emotional impact.

Rated: C

May 22, 2021

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Anders Refn

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Jesper Christensen

Karl Skov

Bodil Jørgensen

Eva Skov

Mads Reuther

Aksel Skov

Gustav Dyekjær Giese

Michael Skov

Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard

Helene Skov

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Through a family and the relation between father and son, the film describes the dilemmas of the Danish population during World War II. Like the government, the farmers and the industry, the father, a successful owner of a big electronics factory, tries to make the best of the situation to keep the wheels rolling. However this leads him into a problematic collaboration with the Germans. His son, on the contrary, reacts against the increasing oppression and persecution of Jews and communists by joining the rising resistance movement.

Director: Anders Refn
Producer: Lene Børglum
Screenwriter: Anders Refn, Flemming Quist Møller
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Space Rocket Nation
Genre: Drama, History, War
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2021
Runtime: 2h 33m

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