The Nightwatch Collectio

The Nightwatch Collectio

Years before Nordic Noir took the TV world by storm with such hits as The Killing and The Bridge, writer-director Ole Bornedal had already put the genre on the map with Nightwatch, an unforgettably nail-biting thriller that marked the breakout of both Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) and Kim Bodnia (Pusher).

Martin (Coster-Waldau), a law student working nights as a watchman at a morgue, finds himself at the center of a string of grisly murders shaking Copenhagen. As suspicion falls on him, Martin must uncover the truth to clear his name, all while his relationship with girlfriend Kalinka (Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing) begins to crack under the pressure. Decades later in Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever, his daughter Emma (Fanny Leander Bornedal, The Bridge) takes up a similar post at the morgue in an effort to understand her father’s haunted past—only for history to start repeating itself in terrifying ways.

Loaded with dark suspense and striking performances, this long-awaited double feature delivers a chilling journey through time and trauma—an essential entry in the Nordic Noir canon.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films
• Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options for both films
• Optional English subtitles for both films
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Eva Novrup Redvall

DISC ONE – NIGHTWATCH

• Audio commentary by writer-director Ole Bornedal
• Not Afraid of the Darkness, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Dan Laustsen
• Death in Denmark, an appreciation of Nightwatch and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever by film critic and Nordic Noir specialist Barry Forshaw
• Nightwatch making-of documentary
• Trailer

DISC TWO – NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER

• How the Nightwatch Films Explore the Horrors of Adulthood, a brand-new video essay by film critic Heather Wixson
• Life (and Death) on Mars: Public and Private Life in the Nightwatch Universe, a brand-new video essay by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Trailer