Aftenlandet (1977)
Directed by Peter Watkins
Genres - Science Fiction, War |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Sci-Fi |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - Denmark |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
This strange film is a made-up documentary, detailing the future history of Denmark in four related but discrete storylines. In one, the refusal by a group of shipyard workers to work on ships carrying atomic warheads leads to sympathetic strikes around the country, and a general strike threatens. In another, the future relationship of the Common Market nations to various defense pacts such as NATO is discussed by a group of high-ranking national representatives. The third and fourth stories are closely intertwined: after a leftist group kidnaps the Danish Secretary of State, the police stretch the law as far as it will go in order to respond to the threat.
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activism, anti-war, kidnapping, striker, war, weapons