We are very happy to be able to share with you that Fenar Ahmad´s DARKLAND has been selected for the largest genre film festival in the U.S., Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
Ahmad, a rising star on the Scandinavian cinema scene, graduated from the Copenhagen based film school, Super16 in 2010. His shortfilm, MEGAHEAVY was selected for the Generation section at Berlin International Film Festival in 2009. DARKLAND sold more than 180.000 tickets in Danish cinemas.
The film has been sold to UK and Ireland (Studiocanal), Germany and Austria (Tele München Fernseh GmbH), France, French-speaking Switzerland, Andorra and Monaco (Swift Production), Japan (Gaga), China (DD Dream), Australia and New Zealand (Palace Films), Latin America (California Filmes), Turkey (Medyavizyon), Estonia (Estin Film), Poland (Mayfly), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Film Europe) and Former Yugoslavia (Discovery).
DARKLAND stars Dar Salim in the lead as Zaid (EXODUS, 2014; GAME OF THRONES, 2011; BORGEN, 2013), Stine Fischer Christensen as Zaid´s girlfriend (AFTER THE WEDDING, 2006), Roland Møller (LAND OF MINE, 2015; A HIJACKING, 2012) and Dulfi Al-Jabouri (A WAR, 2015; NORTHWEST, 2013; R, 2010).
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.
DARKLAND is produced by Jacob Jarek for Profile Pictures with support from Danish Film Institute, DR and Scanbox Entertainment - and executive produced by Thor Sigurjonsson, Ditte Milsted and Caroline Schlüter Bingestam.
Nordic distribution through Scanbox Entertainment.
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Austin Fantastic Fest runs from September 21st - 28th.