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Northwest

Original title: Nordvest
  • 20132013
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
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6.8/10
4.2K
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Northwest (2013)
ActionCrimeDrama
18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang dec... Read all18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang decide they want revenge. What starts with pushing and shoving soon escalates into armed conf... Read all18-year-old Caspar wants to reach the top, no matter what. He carries out small-time break-ins for Jamal, before moving on to work for big player Björn. All goes well, until Jamal's gang decide they want revenge. What starts with pushing and shoving soon escalates into armed conflict. This is a big test for Caspar: is he ruthless enough for this battle? And will he dr... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.2K
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    • Michael Noer
    • Rasmus Heisterberg
    • Michael Noer
  • Stars
    • Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    • Oscar Dyekjær Giese
    • Lene Maria Christensen
    • Michael Noer
    • Rasmus Heisterberg
    • Michael Noer
  • Stars
    • Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    • Oscar Dyekjær Giese
    • Lene Maria Christensen
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    • 19User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, and Ali Abdul Amir Najei in Northwest (2013)
    Roland Møller and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in Northwest (2013)
    Nicholas Westwood Kidd and Gustav Dyekjær Giese in Northwest (2013)
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri, Gustav Dyekjær Giese, and Ali Abdul Amir Najei in Northwest (2013)
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese and Ali Abdul Amir Najei in Northwest (2013)
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese and Oscar Dyekjær Giese in Northwest (2013)

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    Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    Gustav Dyekjær Giese
    • Casper
    Oscar Dyekjær Giese
    • Andy
    Lene Maria Christensen
    Lene Maria Christensen
    • Olivia
    Annemieke Bredahl Peppink
    • Freja
    Nicholas Westwood Kidd
    • Robin
    Roland Møller
    Roland Møller
    • Bjørn
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    Dulfi Al-Jabouri
    • Jamal
    Ali Abdul Amir Najei
    • Ali
    Sandra El-Hussein
    • Irem
    Clement Black Petersen
    • Theis
    Marina Vorobyeva
    • Sofia
    Jelena Bundalovic
    • Petra
    Sisse Navntoft
    • Gitte
    Irina V. Babenko
    • Escort Girl 1
    Monika Paula Fasula
    • Escort Girl 2
    Kevin Andersen
    • Kenneth
    Michael Rasmussen
    • Bagsværd
    Habib Kaliffen Moutran
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      • Michael Noer
      • Rasmus Heisterberg
      • Michael Noer
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    8/10
    When crime is not a choice....
    Casper, our main character earns a living by skillfully breaking into peoples homes and sell the stolen goods to the local receiver (Jamal).

    He doesn´t get any respect from Jamal and his men, he is humiliated and it seems that he doesn´t get fair prizes for the goods he has stolen. So one day he is approached by a stranger, that makes a proposition. You get the feeling that Casper senses danger, as well as we does for that matter, as he does not accept the proposition in the first place but later he changes his mind and then the real drama can begin.

    The stranger is a guy named Bjørn who is involved in organized crime. He has a brothel (this is usually Hells Angels in Denmark) and needs somebody to handle transport, security and economy and slowly, no, very fast as a matter of fact, is Casper in charge of these assignments. Casper wants to be involved but at the same time we get a very clear notion, that at a certain point he cannot pull out without problems. He is slowly losing control over his own life.

    When the old receiver sends out his guys to get Casper back into his old business a conflict of interests has started that can only be ended in one way...... Casper is together with his kid brother brought out into a forest and taught how to use a gun. By the instructions given you get a very, very clear notion that an execution is going to take place.

    It´s rare to watch social drama wherein everybody doesn´t stand out on some pathology scale. Casper and the rest of his family doesn´t stand out as sociopaths or having a drug/alcohol addiction. Casper is very affectionate towards his little sister and really seems resourceful here. The mother isn´t introduced much but there is nothing that stand out as suspicious.

    So the big question - why does Casper and his brother get involved in criminal activities? Well, the explanation cannot be found within the family so instead....? Its the simple fact of growing up in Northvest - or a ghetto for that matter. Its a society within the society governed by its own laws. The mother knows what is going on - suddenly he wears a Rolex watch and it is as if she wants to have a conversation about this but in the same moment gives up. Alone she cannot fight and win the battle to get Casper back on track.

    The pace of the story, the portrait of the characters and the description of the milieu in "nortvest" is put very well together in this movie.

    A small masterpiece....

    /Simon

    Ps. When you read reviews that gives max score check to see if the user has made more than one review. If not consider the possibility of a lobbyist. If you agree consider putting this post scriptum at the bottom at your own reviews.
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    • Mar 21, 2018

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      • April 18, 2013 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • Danish
    • Also known as
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    • Production companies
      • Nordisk Film Production
      • Danmarks Radio (DR)
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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