Nordvest (2013)

Title: Northwest

Original Title: Nordvest

Release Date: 2013-04-17

Status: Released

Rating: 6.404/10 (from 68 votes)

Language: DA

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Production Companies: Nordisk Film Denmark, DR, Det Danske Filminstitut

Nordvest is a gangsterfilm set in the suburbs of Copenhagen. 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.