Darkland (2017 film)

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Darkland
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Directed by Fenar Ahmad
Written byFenar Ahmad
Adam August
Produced byJacob Jarek
Starring Dar Salim
Distributed byScanbox Entertainment
Release date
  • 19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Darkland (Danish : Underverden) is a 2017 Danish crime thriller film directed by Fenar Ahmad. [1] It was shortlisted as one of the three films to be selected as the potential Danish submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. [2] However, You Disappear was selected as the Danish entry. [3]

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References

  1. "Fenar Ahmad's 'Darkland' Wins Over Danish Box Office". Variety. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. "Three films on Danish Oscar shortlist". Danish Film Institute. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. Keslassy, Elsa (20 September 2017). "Denmark Selects 'You Disappear' as Foreign-Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2017.