Northwest

Northwest

2013 · 100 min · DA · 6.4 (58 votes)
Dir. Michael Noer · Starring Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Annemieke Bredahl Peppink, Nicholas Westwood Kidd, Roland Møller
ActionCrimeDrama

Nordvest is a gangsterfilm set in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Casper (18), the oldest of 3 siblings, survives life on the streets by committing burglaries for the neighbourhood boss, Jamal. When Casper gets an offer to work for Jamal’s rival Björn, he jumps at the chance for a better life, making his way into a world of drugs and prostitution. As things escalate between Björn and Jamal, Casper finds himself and his family dead center of a conflict, that threatens to destroy them.

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A raw, unflinching look at the desperate scramble for a better life in Copenhagen's underbelly. It's a tense, propulsive ride through escalating violence and moral compromise, where every choice has brutal consequences.

grittytensebleakurgentpropulsiveEuropean crime dramarealistic violenceurban decayambitionsurvivalfamilycrime
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