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Murk (film)
Murk (Danish: Mørke) / (English: Darkness) 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] PlotJulie, 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
ReleaseThe 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] AwardsBodil Awards - 2006
Robert Festival - 2006
RemakeMarcel 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
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