Out of the Darkness

Wednesday, January 25 | International Premiere

“With the portrayal of a single family, Anders Refn unfolds all aspects of the occupation in a beautiful, exciting and incomparably stimulating film.”
— Bo Tao Michaëlis, Ekko Filmmagazinet

An epic and beautifully shot family saga set in Denmark during World War II and directed by one of Scandinavia’s preeminent living filmmakers, Out of the Darkness centers on the Skov family as they try to balance their country’s failing economy, political differences, and the brutality of the German occupation forces. Unfolding from the spring of 1943 to the summer of 1945, the story follows the family’s eldest son Aksel, who has become a hard-boiled partisan after leaving his family to join the resistance movement. As the Danish coalition government collapses, the patriarch Karl (Jesper Christensen, from James Bond’s Casino Royale) is forced to take drastic action to protect his family assets by further collaborating with the Germans, while at the same trying to save his Jewish secretary and her grandson. Each member of the family represents different ways the German occupation inspired non-Jews to resist or collaborate (and sometimes do both simultaneously), with no one able to escape the consequences of their choices unscathed.

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Discover the magic of movies on the big screen at the Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), America's largest Jewish film festival, as it celebrates the best of world cinema at the Coral Gables Art Cinema over two weeks, from January 12-26, 2023.

General Admission – $15.00
Students & Seniors – $14.00 (with valid ID)
Gables Cinema Members & MJFF Members – $11.00

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