A stranger arrives in Copenhagen from a plane from Romania. Shortly after the power is lost in the whole city.
Acting
Udo Kier commits to absolute madness.
Production
Copenhagen blackout creates genuine claustrophobia.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI body horror hits different.
Director
Anders Rønnow Klarlund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of the few Danish horror films of the '90s, made when the genre was basically nonexistent in Scandinavia.
The Romanian connection plays into post-Cold War Eastern European anxiety that dominated Nordic cinema at the time.
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