The psychological thriller "Murk" tells the story of Jacob, who is investigating into the circumstances surrounding his sister's death on her wedding night.
Acting
Nikolaj Lie Kaas builds paranoia brick by sweaty brick.
Direction
Johansen treats Denmark like a character—bleak, withholding, complicit.
Director
Jannik Johansen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original Danish title 'Mørke' literally means 'darkness'—the English 'Murk' loses the pun on 'murder' but gains something swampier.
Pre-dates the Nordic noir explosion by three years; Johansen's cramped interiors reject the genre's later scenic fetishism.
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