Une porte vers l'enfer

Original title: Mørkets øy

1997
1h 23m

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Fed up with her unfaithful boyfriend and big-city life, Julie, a newly-qualified young teacher from Copenhagen, takes a job as a teacher on an idyllic island in southern Norway. Julie finds ... Read allFed up with her unfaithful boyfriend and big-city life, Julie, a newly-qualified young teacher from Copenhagen, takes a job as a teacher on an idyllic island in southern Norway. Julie finds being accepted difficult in the close-knit island community; slowly but surely she discove... Read allFed up with her unfaithful boyfriend and big-city life, Julie, a newly-qualified young teacher from Copenhagen, takes a job as a teacher on an idyllic island in southern Norway. Julie finds being accepted difficult in the close-knit island community; slowly but surely she discovers that the idyllic island hides many dark secrets. Just when she's about to give up, she ... Read all

Director
- Trygve Allister Diesen
Writers
- Trygve Allister Diesen
- Nikolaj Scherfig
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Trygve Allister Diesen
Writers
- Trygve Allister Diesen
- Nikolaj Scherfig
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

Photos3

User reviews10

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5hawkan

The film shows the dark sides of a parish

A Danish teacher moves to a small island in Norway. The island has a dark secret, two schoolgirls who were said to have committed suicide. When a third girl nearly dies of the same reason, the teacher ¨becomes suspicious... Beautiful surroundings in a rather dull film, but an interesting theme with an insane priest in a small parish. Exorcism and fear of sexuality and changes. I liked the film.

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Don't try it

A thriller should be exciting and suspenseful - and this isn't. Sofie Gråbøl is over-acting and the direction doesn't work at all.

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Terrible, terrible copy

How can anyone compare this to Chris Carter? He is "the real deal" and this film is a terrible, terrible copy. You won't get any chills from seeing this - you'll want to turn it off very soon.

bjb-3

Try it, you might like it.

I rather liked this film. Not too long, and genuinely creepy in parts. The low budget shows, but the film-makers don't over-stretch themselves so it works fine. The most obvious comparison is to "The Wicker Man", which has a similar premise. Sofie Gråbøl plays the lead role well, and Paul-Ottar Haga is perfect as the charismatic vicar. Definitely worth a look, more cerebral than watching a Bruce Willis film.

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