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(The article continues below - Commercial information) The second instalment of the WW2 saga, penned by Refn himself and his regular collaborator Flemming Quist Møller, is set between 1943 and 1945 and will centre on Aksel Skov ( Mads Reuther), who has become a hard-boiled partisan and left his family. As the Danish coalition government collapses, the patriarch Karl (Jesper Christensen) suddenly lacks political support and is forced to take drastic decisions to protect his family assets, which puts the relationship with his wife Eva (Bodil Jørgensen) under harsher pressure as she has alway...

Why this might not seem so easy The son of two Danish filmmakers, cinematographer Vibeke Winding and editor and director Anders Refn, Nicolas Winding Refn has gained a reputation as one of the most significant European directors of the past few decades. Reactions to his work have often been polarised, however. His films have garnered much critical acclaim, but have also received derision for their dense stylisation, strange performances and excessive violence. Spanning from the mid-1990s to the present, his film and TV work may not be expansive, but he’s taken on a host of new form...

Miami Jewish Film Festival poster The world’s largest Jewish film festival will get even larger this year. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Miami Jewish Film Festival will be a hybrid live and virtual event this year. This new format will enable a potentially nationwide audience the opportunity to view some of the festival’s 145 selected films online for free. Miamians will be able to participate in the festival’s live experiences, including drive-in and outdoor screenings, while all Floridians will have access to the virtual content including talk-backs and Q&A panels. Some of the...

This week's home entertainment: from Celebrity Bake Off to The Dog House The Guide This latest fundraiser sees some proper A-list names entering the tent, hoping to savour a handshake and avoid a soggy bottom. Joining the likes of Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, comedians Rob Beckett and Tom Allen, and DJ Nick Grimshaw, will be Hollywood actors Daisy Ridley and James McAvoy. Tuesday 9 March, 8pm, Channel 4 Kelly was one of the reporters on the scene as the Dunblane tragedy unfolded back in 1996. On its 25th anniversary, she pays a return visit to speak to survivors of the shoot...

Last modified on Wed 3 Mar 2021 13.02 EST Veteran film-maker Anders Refn has had top-billing as a director on a few films that aren’t terribly well known beyond his native Denmark. His reputation is mostly built on his long service as an editor with a very impressive filmography, having cut such films as Breaking the Waves and Antichrist for Lars Von Trier, as well as Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa. He also happens to be the father of a more famous film-maker, the flamboyantly talented Nicolas Winding Refn (The Neon Demon, Drive). But judging by Into the Darkness, a historical drama d...