NORTHWEST
by Michael Noer
synopsis
Casper (18), the oldest of 3 siblings, survives life on the streets by committing burglaries for the neighbourhood boss, Jamal. When Casper gets an offer to work for Jamal’s rival Björn, he jumps at the chance for a better life, making his way into a world of drugs and prostitution. As things escalate between Björn and Jamal, Casper finds himself and his family dead center of a conflict, that threatens to destroy them…
international title: | Northwest |
original title: | Nordvest |
country: | Denmark |
sales agent: | TrustNordisk |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Michael Noer |
film run: | 91' |
release date: | DK 18/04/2013, FR 09/10/2013, UK 25/07/2014 |
screenplay: | Rasmus Heisterberg, Michael Noer |
cast: | Gustav Dyekjær Giese, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Lene Maria Christensen, Annemieke Bredahl Peppink, Nicholas Westwood Kidd, Dulfi Al-Jabouri |
cinematography by: | Magnus Jønck |
film editing: | Adam Nielsen |
art director: | Trine Padmo Olsen |
producer: | René Ezra, Tomas Radoor |
production: | Nordisk Film Production A/S |
backing: | Danmarks Radio, TV-Drama, Nordisk Film Production A/S, Danish Film Institute |
distributor: | Nordisk Film Distribution, BAC Films, Arrow Film Distributors |