Zaid is a successful surgeon and lives in a fancy apartment with his pregnant girlfriend. One night Zaid's younger brother, Yasin, knocks on his door and asks his brother for money. Zaid refuses. A few days later Yasin gets assaulted and killed. Since the police are not very helpful, Zaid feels forced to find out who did it himself and embarks on a mission to eliminate all the criminal gangs in Copenhagen. He disguises himself and takes on the criminal underworld. But Zaid's persistent battle results in serious consequences for himself and his family, and he has to decide if the price of revenge is worth it all.
| Original title | Underverden |
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| Danish title | Underverden |
| Director | Fenar Ahmad |
| Screenplay | Fenar Ahmad, Adam August |
| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Editor | Kasper Leick |
| Sound | Peter Albrechtsen, Jonas Langkilde |
| Composer | Jens Ole Wowk McCoy |
| Production designer | Sabine Hviid |
| Casting | Gro Metha Therp |
| Appearance | Dar Salim, Stine Fischer Christensen, Ali Sivandi, Dulfi Al-Jabouri |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Danish theatrical release | 19.01.2017 |
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| Comment | Second feature film by Fenar Ahmad. Darkland had its international premiere at the Moscow Film Festival. The director won several awards for his short film Megaheavy (2010). His debut feature Flow (2014) screened at the festivals in London and Göteborg. |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 15 |
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| Executive Producer | Profile Pictures |
| With support from | Det Danske Filminstitut |
| In collaboration with | Danmarks Radio |
| Domestic distribution | Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Fenar Ahmad |
| Casting | Gro Metha Therp |
| Casting assistant | Mille Fischer Christensen |
| Extras coordinator | Laura Hancock |
| Assistant director | Kerren Lumer-Klabbers |
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| Screenplay | Fenar Ahmad |
| Screenplay | Adam August |
| Translation | Isabella Eklöf |
| Research | Dallanda Berry |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jacob Jarek |
| Executive producer | Caroline Schlüter Bingestam |
| Executive producer | Ditte Milsted |
| Executive producer | Thor Sigurjonsson |
| Line producer | Karina Kirkeby |
| Unit manager | Jacob Svensson |
| Production coordinator | Nina Tipsmark |
| Production assistant | Clara Jantzen Kreinøe |
| Runner | Gustav Mellgren |
| Junior producer | Siri Bøge Dynesen |
| Junior producer | Louise Sommer |
| Location manager | Tobias Vestergaard |
| Location manager | Jens Lundvang |
| Location scout | Rasmus Bøgh Hansen |
| Location manager | Rasmus Rise |
| Location manager | Claus Nielsen |
| Location manager | Mikkel Schiller |
| Production assistant | Jack Wood |
| Post Producer | Camilla Strandskov |
| Post-producton coordinator | Anna Hoffmann |
| Coordinator: post-production | Louise Sommer |
| Coordinator: post-production | Victor Rocha da Cunha |
| Runner | Anne Falkesgaard Hansen |
| Runner | Melanie Dastmalchi |
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Cinematography |
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| Director of photography | Kasper Tuxen |
| First assistant camera | Ivan Molina |
| Clapper/loader | Anthon F. Tougaard Jørgensen |
| Clapper/loader | Gustav Meiling |
| DIT | Anders Retsloff Pedersen |
| Key grip | Mikael Kort |
| 2nd cinematographer | Rasmus Rørbæk |
| Drone operator | Tao Ahler |
| Drone operator | Ian Hansen |
| Key grip | Magnus Ohmsen |
| Key grip | Philip Cooke |
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Electrical dept. |
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| Gaffer | Morten Westergren Boserup |
| Best boy | Piet Hasselby Nielsen |
| Assistant lighting technician | Kristoffer Bruhn |
| Gaffer | David Medina |
| Best boy | Casper Bülow Christensen |
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Editing |
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| Editor | Kasper Leick |
| B-editor | Christian Einshøj |
| Assistant editor | Noa Victor Vedde |
| Assistant editor | Anna Lund |
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Music |
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| Composer | Jens Ole Wowk McCoy |
| Composer assistance | Morten McCoy |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Sabine Hviid |
| Assistant production designer | Clara Maria Torp Øckenholt |
| Set decorator | Jesper Hyldested |
| Set dresser | Joshua Beckford |
| Set dresser | Trine Gram |
| Painter | Marie Søegaard Tarpøe |
| Painter | Ivar Tønsberg |
| Construction manager | Leif Stolze |
| Graphic art | Mark Walker |
| Assistant set dresser | Amalie Valentine Maké |
| Art department runner | Anna Møller Kjeldgaard |
| Set dresser | Shirley Beckford |
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Wardrobe |
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| Key costumer | Rikke Simonsen |
| Costume on set | Sara Forghani |
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Makeup |
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| Chief makeup artist | Louise Hauberg Lohmann |
| SFX makeup | Morten Jacobsen |
| Makeup assistant | Katrine Stein Brock |
| Makeup assistant | Sara Sofia Kasper |
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Sound |
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| Sound designer | Peter Albrechtsen |
| Sound engineer | Jonas Langkilde |
| B-sound designer | Lars Robin Gerrild |
| Sound mixer | Lars Ginzel |
| B-sound designer | Lars Halvorsen |
| B-sound designer | Jacques Pedersen |
| B-sound designer | Morten Green |
| Sound design assistant | Mikkel Nielsen |
| Foley artist | Heikki Kossi |
| Foley mixer | Kari Vähäkuopus |
| Foley editor | Pietu Korhonen |
| Sound effects | Charles Maynes |
| Dolby consultant | David Ziegler |
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Special effects |
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| SFX supervisor | Hummer Højmark |
| SFX coordinator | Carl-Oscar Høimark |
| SFX technician | Peter Madsen |
| SFX technician | Mark Hedegaard |
| SFX technician | Finn Thomassen |
| SFX technician | Mads Wedel |
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Visual effects |
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| Colourist | Daniel de Vue |
| VFX supervisor | Jonas Drehn |
| VFX supervisor | Jan Tvilling |
| Lead compositing | Per Mørk-Jensen |
| CG artist | Christian Sjöstedt |
| Compositing | Jacob Carlsson |
| Conforming | Søren Knudsen |
| Digital conform | Isac Hessellund |
| Digital mastering | Isac Hessellund |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Anders Nylander Thomsen |
| Stunts | Kristoffer Bruhn |
| Stunts | Anders Nylander Thomsen |
| Stunts | Frederik Nemo Andersen |
| Stunts | Søren Hvam |
| Stunts | Gustav Stork |
| Stunts | Finn Thomassen |
| Wire | Lars Andersen |
| Stunt assistance | Flemming Christensen |
| Stunt assistance | Marius Catalin Artimon |
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Appearance |
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| Zaid | Dar Salim |
| Stine | Stine Fischer Christensen |
| Semion | Ali Sivandi |
| Alex | Dulfi Al-Jabouri |
| Torben | Jacob Lohmann |
| Claus | Roland Møller |
| Branco | B. Branco |
| Yasin | Anis Al Oubaidi |
| Hassan | Brian Siva |
| Zaids far | Hamza Al-Jabouri |
| Zaids mor | Amany Turk |
| Helle | Marianne Mortensen |
| Anton | Joen Højerslev |
| Anders | Christopher Læssø |
| Gudrun | Dya Josefine Hauch |
| Jordemoder | Maria Erwolter |
| Kollega | Magnus Bruun |
| Brian | Morten Ruben |
| Brians skygge | Patrick Seest |
| Semions skygge | Osama Hamza |
| Hassan | Raza Ahmed |
| Stepz | Stepz |
| Stormøde Gangster 1 | Kassam Thedesh |
| Stormøde Gangster 2 | Veysel Gür |
| Stormøde Gangster 3 | Bogdan Marius Diaconu |
| Stormøde Gangster 4 | Selcuk Gür |
| Stormøde Gangster 5 | Karim Baajour |
| Lars | Lars Krusaa |
| Thomas | Jacob Guldager |
| Amanda | Amanda Collin |
| Lærke | Rosalinde Mynster |
| Nikita | Nikita Kjær |
| Niklas | Niklas Herskind |
| Morten | Morten Holst |
| Emil | Jonathan Harboe Moreira |
| Ulrikke | Ulrikke Simonsen |
| Melanie | Malanie Njoh |
| Zaids onkel | Yoseph Kababo |
| Iman | Azad Khidir |
| Politibetjent | Amani Sommer |
| Coke dealer 1 | Ahmed Ali |
| Coke dealer 2 | Heva Sharif |
| Fouli | Ahmed A. Aajour |
| Pusher | Abubaker Al-Jabouri |
| Smadret pusher | Ibrahim Raja |
| Smadret pushers far | Kamal El-Ali |
| Smadret pushers mor | Arjumand Bano |
| Anæstesilæge | Theis Jensen |
| MMA Kæmper 1 | Rhassan Muhareb |
| MMA Kæmper 2 | Mikkel Guldbæk |
| MMA Træner 1 | Brian Talarek |
| MMA TRæner 2 | Steffen Weise |
| AKS-mand | Dennis Petersen |
| Afhøringspar | Anna von Lindholm |
| Afhøringspar | Rasmus Ritto |
| Ulla | Ulla Charlotte Rechnagel |
| Zaids baby | Mira Al-ashawah |
| Statist | Daniel Hugo Sørensen |
| Statist | Daniel Kjær |
| Statist | Nadir Mehmet Akin |
| Statist | Yusef Abdi |
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| Type | Source | Author | Date |
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| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Munk-Petersen, Trine | 2018-12-18 |
| Varia | Berlingske Tidende | Lauritzen, Kirstine Benedicta | 2018-01-15 |
| Varia | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2018-01-14 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Almbjerg, Sarah Iben | 2017-08-31 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | Holtze, Gitte | 2017-02-20 |
| Interview | Børsen | Heisz, Tommy | 2017-01-20 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | Christensen, Ralf | 2017-01-20 |
| Interview | Weekendavisen | Bukdahl, Lars | 2017-01-20 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | Lorentzen, Birgitte | 2017-01-19 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | Wendt Jensen, Jacob | 2017-01-19 |
| Interview | Berlingske Tidende | Funch, Anne | 2017-01-19 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | Queitsch, Henrik | 2017-01-19 |
| Interview | Ekstra Bladet | Kastholm Hansen, Helle | 2017-01-19 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Sommer Boysen, Katrine | 2017-01-19 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | Yde, Katrine Hornsstrup | 2017-01-19 |
| Interview | Politiken-Fonden | Adelborg, Jeppe Korndrup | 2017-01-19 |
| Interview | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | Enggaard, Michael | 2017-01-15 |
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