“Nightwatch” quotes
(1997)
Title Nightwatch
Year 1997
Director Ole Bornedal
Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
Year 1997
Director Ole Bornedal
Genre Drama, Horror, Thriller
Plot – Martin is a law student and takes a part-time job as night watchman in a morgue, despite the previous guard has warned him about strange and mysterious events over there. In the meantime, a serial killer is claiming victims throughout the city and Inspector Thomas focuses his attention on the morgue. Martin finds himself involved in the case as his friend Joyce is killed. On the crime scene Martin finds the name of Albert Cray, a former morgue's guard who's actually Inspector Thomas. As he was fired from the morgue, Albert wants to take revenge and threatens Martin and his girlfriend Katherine but he's killed by James, Martin's friend. When everything is over, James and Martin look at each other and think it's time for them to become adults.
All actors – Anais Evans, Ewan McGregor, Nick Nolte, Erich Anderson, Josh Brolin, Lauren Graham, Patricia Arquette, Lonny Chapman, Scott Burkholder, Brad Dourif, Michael Matthys, Alison Gale
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“In movies or television, the killer always explains the how or why. He always has some reason, however crazy, with a mad gleam in his eye. But I've interrogated murderers like this one before, and let me tell you, they are well beyond the need to justify what they do. They just do it.”
“- Martin Bells: Let's grow old together.
- James: Let's get older.
- Martin Bells: Now, there's a challenge.”“Explanations are just a fiction to make us feel safe. Because if it can't be explained, then it's just meaningless chaos. It could touch any one of us at any moment. Which is exactly what it is.”
“Most people, when they see something like this, their immediate reaction is to ask how could somebody do this and why. Even when we catch the killer, they want to know the how and why.”
“You're going to die anyway, Martin. Don't you know that you're going to die? Now come on, Martin. You've got to do something. Protect yourself, save yourself. Martin, this is your last chance. Do something! Or I'll take your girlfriend's eyes.”
“- Martin Bells: The police have a suspect.
- James: Who is it?
- Martin Bells: It's me.”
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