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Darkland: The Return

Darkland: The Return

20236.41h 50m

Overview

Seven years ago, Zaid went to war against the Copenhagen underworld to avenge his dead brother. His identity as a respected doctor of cardiology and life as a family man is but a fading dream, and in prison Zaid suffers the loss of his son Noah, whom he barely knows. When a police agent approaches Zaid and offers him a deal to be released in exchange for infiltrating the Copenhagen underworld, he sees his chance to reclaim the remnants of the family life he left behind. But everything has a price, and Zaid realizes that he has now seriously endangered his son's life. After all, once you become part of the underworld, is there any way out?

Directed by Fenar Ahmad
Written by Fenar Ahmad, Behrouz Bigdeli, Sune Elskær
Produced by Jacob Jarek, Marta Mleczek, Ditte Milsted
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Top Cast

Dar Salim

Dar Salim

Zaid

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Helle

Stine Fischer Christensen

Stine Fischer Christensen

Stine

Henrik Vestergård

Henrik Vestergård

Lars

Soheil Bavi

Soheil Bavi

Muhdir

Mohamed Djeziri

Mohamed Djeziri

Rashid

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Abud Mustafa

Jimmy

A

Asgar Hansen

Noah

A

Ahmad Ayman

Diddi

H

Hamed "Baloosh" Balosha

Nashar

Themes & Keywords

vigilante

About Darkland: The Return

Darkland: The Return is a thriller, action film released in 2023 exploring themes of vigilante. Directed by Fenar Ahmad, it stars Dar Salim, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Stine Fischer Christensen. Seven years ago, Zaid went to war against the Copenhagen underworld to avenge his dead brother. His identity as a respected doctor of cardiology and life as a family man is but a fading dream, and in prison Zaid suffers the loss of his son Noah, whom he barely knows. When a police agent approaches Zaid and offers him a deal to be released in exchange for infiltrating the Copenhagen underworld, he sees his chance to reclaim the remnants of the family life he left behind. But everything has a price, and Zaid realizes that he has now seriously endangered his son's life. After all, once you become part of the underworld, is there any way out?

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