The sequel, De forbandede år 2 – Opgøret, is set in 1943 and the Skov family is divided. Young Axel is no longer an idealistic amateur and has gone underground as he evolves into a die hard partisan. Meanwhile, Karl is fighting to save his business as the Collective Government collapses and Eva (Bodil Jørgensen) finds it increasingly difficult to accept her husband’s cooperation with the occupying power.