---
title: 'Into the Darkness (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Anders Refn'
released: '2020-01-09'
runtime_minutes: 153
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Denmark'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/into-the-darkness-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8948132/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Into the Darkness (2020)

2020 · 153 min · Drama, War · Denmark

Original title: De forbandede år

## Synopsis

Into the Darkness is a 2020 Danish drama film directed by Anders Refn. It is the first of two films following the members of the Skov family as they live through the first years of Denmark's involvement in World War II, from the German invasion in April 1940 until the end of 1942 and the imminent defeat of Axis forces engaged in the Battle of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. The sequel Out of the Darkness depicts the family as it navigates the later years of the war.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Anders Refn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-refn)
- **Screenplay:** [Anders Refn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-refn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Morten Søborg](https://cinepixo.com/people/morten-s-borg)

## Cast

- [Nicklas Søderberg Lundstrøm](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicklas-s-derberg-lundstr-m)
- [Mads Reuther](https://cinepixo.com/people/mads-reuther)
- [Anders Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-christensen)
- [Mikkel Mastek](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikkel-mastek)
- [Sylvester Espersen Byder](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-espersen-byder)
- [Joel Spira](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-spira)
- [Jan Frostad](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-frostad)
- [Max Winding](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-winding)
- [Sara Viktoria Bjerregaard Christensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-viktoria-bjerregaard-christensen)
- [Peter Schrøder](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-schr-der)
- [Per Tofte Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-tofte-nielsen)
- [Melinda Kinnaman](https://cinepixo.com/people/melinda-kinnaman)
- [Søren Lenander](https://cinepixo.com/people/s-ren-lenander)
- [Jan Tjerrild](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-tjerrild)
- [Lue Støvelbæk](https://cinepixo.com/people/lue-st-velb-k)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/into-the-darkness-2020
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