The Chosen 7 (2001– )
"De udvalgte" (original title)

Stars:

Morten Lützhøft, Liv Corfixen, Christian Grønvall

Cast

Series cast summary:
Morten Lützhøft	...	Vinter (8 episodes, 2001)
Liv Corfixen	...	Rikke Borgwardt (4 episodes, 2001)
Christian Grønvall	...	Bo Mortensen (4 episodes, 2001)
Laura von Lindholm	...	Gry Rønne (4 episodes, 2001)
Ali Kazim	...	Salim Malik (4 episodes, 2001)
Mette Louise Holland	...	Ingelise Poulsen (4 episodes, 2001)
Kristoffer Kiørboe	...	Tor René Hansen (4 episodes, 2001)
Scott Voloshin	...	Eric Lundholm (4 episodes, 2001)
Kaya Brüel	...	Miriam Collin (4 episodes, 2001)
Claus Nissen	...	Frederik F. Andersen, Viceværten (4 episodes, 2001)
Nicolas Bro	...	Læge (2 episodes, 2001)

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Danmarks Radio [dk] (danish)

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

2 September 2001 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

The Chosen 7

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min 40 min (12 episodes) 57 min (pilot)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series was originally scheduled for prime time on Sunday. It was, however, badly received, and moved to Thursdays.

User Reviews

Overnatural suspense

A young couple rents a large, old flat in Copenhagen, and to afford to fix it, five other 20-somethings move in with them. The landlord, however, introduces a sixth tenant, Miriam, who is found dead the day after they have their first party in the flat, and nobody can remember a thing. This is the beginning of a mystery, including a shaman, a former polar expedition and something resembling a monster in the basement.

The series reminds me somehow of Lars von Trier's "Kingdom" series, with mostly hand-held camera, pale colours and several crossing conflicts developing throughout the series. It also resembles Nicolai Winding Refn's other works: the "Pusher"-triology, "Bleeder" and "Fear X" in that it focuses around relatively young Copenhagians whose destinies are not controlled by themselves.

The series surely has its moments, and leaves you wanting to see what happens next. As the series deals with the supernatural, there are of course plots which cannot be explained by reason alone. Still, some of the plots are too unrealistic even within the setting. Suspense is, however, a keyword. As such, I would give the series a strong 7 out of 10.