The Nightwatch Collection – Limited Edition Blu-ray Out on 21st July 2025
Years before Nordic Noir took the TV world by storm with such hits as The Killing and The Bridge, writer-director Ole Bornedal had already put the genre on the map with Nightwatch, an unforgettably nail-biting thriller and the breakout film of both Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) and Kim Bodnia (Pusher).
Law student Martin (Coster-Waldau) works as a night watchman at the morgue to help fund his studies, while a spate of grisly murders is shaking Copenhagen. His newfound nightly duties and friendship with the devil-may-care Jens (Bodnia) put a strain on his relationship with his girlfriend Kalinka (Sofie Gråbøl, The Killing). But when inspector Wörmer (Ulf Pilgaard, Borgen) begins to suspect he may be behind the killings, Martin must race to find the real killer and clear his name. Set thirty years after the first film, Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever sees Martin’s daughter Emma (Fanny Leander Bornedal, The Bridge) following in his footsteps working nights at the Copenhagen morgue to understand the events that shook her father so deeply. But a new series of murders begins in a twisted echo of the past, and Martin must face his trauma head on and team up with Emma to stop history from repeating itself.
Full of captivating performances and foreboding suspense, Nightwatch and Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever represent the high watermark of Nordic Noir and are a must-have for any genre film aficionado.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films
- Original lossless stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio options for both films
- Optional English subtitles for both films
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films by Peter Strain
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Eva Novrup Redvall
DISC ONE – NIGHTWATCH
- Audio commentary by writer-director Ole Bornedal
- Not Afraid of the Darkness, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Dan Laustsen
- Death in Denmark, an appreciation of Nightwatch and Nightwatch: Demons are Forever by film critic and Nordic Noir specialist Barry Forshaw
- Nightwatch making-of documentary
- Trailer
DISC TWO – NIGHTWATCH: DEMONS ARE FOREVER
- How the Nightwatch Films Explore the Horrors of Adulthood, a brand-new video essay by film critic Heather Wixson
- Life (and Death) on Mars: Public and Private Life in the Nightwatch Universe, a brand-new video essay by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
- Theatrical trailer
Details:
Barcode: 5027035028668
Cat number: FCD2696
Format: BD
UK Release date: 21/07/2025
RRP: £24.99
Genre: Thriller
Region coding: B
Runtime: 107/ 113 MINS
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1/ 2.39:1
Audio: 2.0/5.1
Colour: Colour
Director: Ole Bornedal
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Sofie Gråbøl, Kim Bodnia, Lotte Andersen, Ulf Pilgaard
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 18