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6.9
/10
29 Ratings

Synopsis

Peter Watkins ’s Evening Land opens in a Copenhagen shipyard with a strike due to the construction of four submarines, potential carriers of nuclear weapons for the French Navy. Meanwhile, a group of radical demonstrators kidnap the Danish EEC Minister in protest…

Our take

Perennial challenger of cinematic truth, Peter Watkins applies his trademark doc-fiction style to the political climate in Copenhagen circa 1976. Using non-actors and fictional scenarios, Watkins creates a scathing portrait of Danish society that enraged critics and politicians.