Murk (film)

Murk
	Murk Teaser Poster
Directed by	Jannik Johansen
Produced by	Thomas Gammeltoft; Hanne Palmquist; Ole Bendixen; Mike Downey; Sam Taylor; Zorana Piggott; Søren Poulsen
Written by	Anders Thomas Jensen; Jannik Johansen
Starring	Nikolaj Lie Kaas; Nicolas Bro
Music by	Antony Genn
Cinematography	Rasmus Videbæk
Edited by	Per K. Kirkegaard
Production; company	Film and Music Entertainment; Fine & Mellow Productions
Distributed by	Nordisk Film Biografdistribution
Release date	19 August 2005;
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Denmark; United Kingdom
Language	Danish
Budget	22,000,000 DKK [1]

Murk is a 2005 Danish horror and psychological thriller film.[2] The film was directed by Jannik Johansen, who wrote the screenplay along with Anders Thomas Jensen.[3] The film stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Nicolas Bro.[4]

Plot

Julie, a wheelchair-user, is said to have committed suicide on her wedding night. Her brother Jacob, who is a journalist, follows her ex-fiance to the Danish village of Mørke. Upon meeting him, Jacob discovers that he is going to marry another handicapped woman. Upon these revelations, Jacob investigates whether Julie's ex-fiance is murdering women who are handicapped.[5]

Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jacob
Nicolas Bro as Anker
Lærke Winther Andersen as Hanne
Laura Drasbæk as Nina
Lotte Bergstrøm as Julie
Anne Sophie Byder as Sonja
Morten Lützhøft as Carl
Lisbet Lundquist as Caroline
Hother Bøndorff as Rikkes far
Katrine Hartmann Nielsen as Rikke Bjerre
Lars Lunøe as Ka Hjort
Jørgen Lysemose as Bryllupspianist
Søren Thomsen as Onkel Svend
Ane Vinther as Rikkes mor

Release

The film was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 19 August 2005[6] and on 23 August 2005 at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. The film was released in Denmark on 7 October 2005.[7]

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.[8] The Gold Circle Films project was rewritten in late December 2009 by Ed Dougherty[9] and was released in 2011.[10]

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References

External links

Mørke on IMDb

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[1] News: American Film Market (AFM): Update on Jannik Johansen's MURK

[2] Daily news dose: Anna Friel 'weds,' Stewart to direct 'Priest,' Danish flick gets remake Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Gold Circle Films Remaking Danish Film 'Murk'

[4] Deadgirl directors cleared for Murk remake

[5] Danish Thriller Mørke Gets English Remake

[6] Murk Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Movie Murk

[7] Softwares]eller-approval/4024185.article Copenhagen Screenings win seller approval | News | Screen

[8] Gold Circle's Remake of Murk Getting a Rewrite

[9] Crippled Brides Murdered by Gold Circle

[10] Deadgirl Duo Reteam For Gold Circle's 'Murke'