Darkland: The Return

Darkland: The Return

Directed by Fenar Ahmad

Produced by Profile Pictures

2023110 min6.4 / 10

A dark, morally fraught thriller about a man caught between redemption and survival, forced to navigate the underworld while protecting his estranged son.

Seven years ago, Zaid went to war against the Copenhagen underworld to avenge his dead brother. His identity as a respected doctor of cardiology and life as a family man is but a fading dream, and in prison Zaid suffers the loss of his son Noah, whom he barely knows. When a police agent approaches Zaid and offers him a deal to be released in exchange for infiltrating the Copenhagen underworld, he sees his chance to reclaim the remnants of the family life he left behind. But everything has a price, and Zaid realizes that he has now seriously endangered his son's life. After all, once you become part of the underworld, is there any way out?

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  • Is Darkland: The Return one of a kind? No. Less singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Darkland: The Return scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Darkland: The Return sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Darkland: The Return violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Darkland: The Return easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Darkland: The Return end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity5

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Surprise37

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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