Murk (film)

Murk

Murk Teaser Poster
Directed by Jannik Johansen
Produced by Thomas Gammeltoft
Hanne Palmquist
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 Ltd.
Fine & Mellow Productions
Distributed by Nordisk Film Biografdistribution
Release dates
 August 19, 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-bound woman, 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 wheelchair bound woman. Upon these revelations, Jacob investigates whether Julie's ex-fiance is murdering wheelchair-bound women.[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]

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]

References

  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
  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. ↑ [http://www.screendaily.com/copenhagen-screenings-win-s[http://www.mustansarnazarsoftwares.blogspot.com 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'

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