Nordvest
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Der Kleinkriminelle Casper will es nach ganz oben schaffen – egal wie. Als er jedoch anfängt für Gangster-Boss Bjørn zu arbeiten, gerät er in einen Strudel aus Drogen, Gewalt und Prostitution, aus dem er nicht entfliehen kann ... (Studio Hamburg Enterprises)
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A northern social gangster flick that’s minimalistic, realistic and brutal. The comparisons with Refn’s Pushers are warranted.
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A proper Danish torture by the human factor. Nordvest is, in my opinion, another of endless series of Scandinavian dramas, ruled by depression, sadness, the rise and the fall of two identical brothers who were born to a mother living in the lower Danish class. I really didn’t want to believe that anyone in Denmark could be doing so badly, but after finding out where Nordvest is and what makes it famous, I’m no longer surprised that the Scandinavian countries are gradually losing their status of safe countries. And as chance would have it, the ones responsible for this human sadness are a bunch of immigrants. A coincidence?
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Refns speedgetriebener Pusher ... Noer ist zwar nicht besonders originell, jedoch seine sparsame Arbeit mit glaubwürdigen Charakteren, ein vollends dahinfließendes Skript, sowie eine sinnspendende Verwendung von Farben / Raum und die dynamische Schnittarbeit / scharfkantigen Wechsel zwischen einzelnen Umgebungen sind wirklich cool. Beim diesjährigen Filmfestival in Karlsbad habe ich keinen unterhaltsameren Film mit einem größeren Tordrang gesehen, dabei ist es jedoch kein banaler Thriller, sondern eine im Refn-Stil konzipierte empatische Betrachtungsweise der anderen Seite des Gesetzes. Noer kommt hier offensichtlich auch ohne seinen Kollegen Lindholm aus und es wird klar, dass dieses Paar definitiv an die Spitze der dänischen Genrefilme rückt.
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Michael Noer serves up typically stark, cold and unflinching filmmaking from the North, and the film is most reminiscent of Refn's Dealer. Copenhagen's underworld is close to London's, and the film's unpleasant atmosphere breathes from every corner. Roland Møller as the prototypical bastard is again excellent and Gustav Dyekjær Giese also gives a very decent performance. I love these films, so I'm very satisfied. 85%.
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An incredibly paced soc-thriller that other directors could learn from about how to make the most out of a little. Short scenes, their constant enrichment with sub-elements that set them apart, raw naturalism, and clever incorporation of formal shortcuts into otherwise almost dogmatic direction. Plus, I think a few more films and the term "Noer-esque ending" will make it to Wikipedia. Like his previous film R, this is bleak, gray, and yet it doesn't forget the viewer. I'm looking forward to seeing Noer tackle something bigger than "from zero to morgue-o" and give him the maximum credit.
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Michael Noer serves the audience another raw and extremely believable story from the Danish underworld. Like the drama R, Northwest also is imbued with an extremely disturbing atmosphere from which it is impossible to escape, just as the protagonist cannot escape from the entangled situation into which he has fallen thanks to his desire for money and the vision of a better life. I applaud the director for being able to make a gritty film even without streams of blood, which is still hard to watch. (75%)
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