Northwest
Apr 17 2013
•2h 40m
•Action, Crime, Drama
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.
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Gustav Dyekjær Giese
Casper
Oscar Dyekjær Giese
Andy
Lene Maria Christensen
Olivia
Annemieke Bredahl Peppink
Freja
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