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The irony of neutrality is that you must have a formidable army to sustain it. Talk about privilege and naiveté as the aristocracy looks aghast when a foe such as Adolf Hitler comes knocking because they thought they were safe. The people attending Karl Skov’s (Jesper Christensen) anniversary party are actually incredulous when German planes drop leaflets onto their heads. They wonder how their king could just surrender as though they ever stood a chance once Hitler began moving west and they kid themselves that the war will end soon enough so things can get back to normal. To them, the Nazis are here biding time. They’ll leave once “peace” is made. That’s what happens when evil is considered mere rumor circa 1941.

Karl and his family are lying to themselves like so many others who’ve yet to fully grasp the horrors of this regime. Worse still,...

"I'm just trying to save us." Samuel Goldwyn Films has unveiled an official US trailer for a WWII resistance movement film from Denmark called Into the Darkness (or De forbandede år in Danish meaning The Damned Years), from filmmaker Anders Refn. This already opened in Denmark early last year, and is finally getting a VOD release in the US this May. Denmark, April 1940. Danish industrialist (portrayed by Jesper Christensen of James Bond fame), cooperates and profits from the German occupation of Denmark. While his family finds themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. The film also seems to examine the difference between generations, and how one of the sons becomes a resistance fighter in Denmark during WWII. The cast includes Bodil Jørgensen, Mads Reuther, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard, Lue Dittmann Støvelbæk, and Sylvester Byder. This looks like a potent film about guilt and the things that people do under pressure.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to WWII drama Into the Darkness, from veteran Danish filmmaker Anders Refn and depicting the disintegration of a family unit amid Denmark’s slow side into fascism under the shadow of the Third Reich.

Starring Jesper Christensen (Casino Royale, Spectre), Bodil Jørgensen (Collision), Mads Reuther (Ride Upon the Storm), Gustav Dyekjær Giese (Riders of Justice), Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard (Badehotellet), Lue Dittmann Støvelbæk (Ride Upon the Storm), and Sylvester Byder (Deliver Us), the film — which has already topped the Danish box office — is set for release in May.

Into the Darkness examines the dilemmas ...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to WWII drama Into the Darkness, from veteran Danish filmmaker Anders Refn and depicting the disintegration of a family unit amid Denmark’s slow side into fascism under the shadow of the Third Reich.

Starring Jesper Christensen (Casino Royale, Spectre), Bodil Jørgensen (Collision), Mads Reuther (Ride Upon the Storm), Gustav Dyekjær Giese (Riders of Justice), Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard (Badehotellet), Lue Dittmann Støvelbæk (Ride Upon the Storm), and Sylvester Byder (Deliver Us), the film — which has already topped the Danish box office — is set for release in May.

Into the Darkness examines the dilemmas ...

War drama is directed by Anders Refn, who is at work on a sequel.

Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK and Ireland rights to Anders Refn’s war drama Into The Darkness from Odin’s Eye Entertainment.

The distributor plans to release the film on digital platforms from March 5, as cinemas remain closed due to pandemic restrictions. The feature had previously been picked up by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution but rights have since reverted back to Odin’s Eye.

Produced by Lene Borglum and Nicholas Winding Refn’s Space Rocket Nation, Into The Darkness led the Danish box office for four weeks in...