
Nightwatch(1997)
A law student takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue and begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect in a series of murders.


“They are looking for a night watchman. Martin is not afraid of the dark but he just has one problem... he got the job!”
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Martin

Sofie Gråbøl
Kalinka

Kim Bodnia
Jens

Lotte Andersen
Lotte

Ulf Pilgaard
Kommisæren

Rikke Louise Andersson
Joyce

Stig Hoffmeyer
Rolf

Gyrd Løfquist
Den gamle nattevagt

Niels Anders Thorn
Lægen
Leif Adolfsson
Teaterdirektøren
Nightwatch is a horror, thriller film released in 1994 exploring themes of night watchman. Directed by Ole Bornedal, it stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia. Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.
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