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6.2/10   455 votes
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Writer:
Stefan Jaworski (written by)
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Release Date:
29 August 2008 (Denmark) more
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Plot:
Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Sam Worthington is The Candidate
 (From TheMovingPicture. 21 July 2009, 10:19 PM, PDT)

Fantastic Full Trailer For Danish Noir-Thriller Kandidaten!
 (From Twitch. 22 July 2008, 11:06 AM, PDT)

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A Story without Foundation more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nikolaj Lie Kaas ... Jonas Bechmann
Ulf Pilgaard ... Martin Schiller

Laura Christensen ... Louise
Tuva Novotny ... Camilla

David Dencik ... Michael

Kim Bodnia ... Claes Kiehlert
Henning Jensen ... Peter Bechmann
Jesper Langberg ... Jørgen Hammel

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen ... Sarah

Henning Valin Jakobsen ... Afpresser 1
Claus Riis Østergaard ... Afpresser 2
Peter Plaugborg ... Den Tynde Mand
Henrik Prip ... Henrik Linde

Marijana Jankovic ... Kathrine Malling
Iben Dorner Østergaard ... Schillers Assistent (as Iben Amelieh Emine Dorner)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Candidate (International: English title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Smagsdommerne: (#8.2)" (2008) more

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A Story without Foundation, 5 November 2009
5/10
Author: K.Sahasranaman from Mumbai, India

A defence lawyer is bumped off in a road accident because he could not get an acquittal for his powerfully connected client charged of murder. One year later the accident continues to haunt his son who is also a lawyer and he keeps visiting the spot regularly. Things inexplicably take a strange turn when a honey trap is laid out for him and the entire bizarre incident is captured on film with a view to blackmail. The ease with which he agrees to pay off is baffling. The story now hurtles forward at a frenzied pace in a series of incidents that grow more and more implausible. But you don't want to complain because the adrenaline inside you is cruising nicely thanks to some tight camera work aided by moody lighting and pumped up music. There is a more than fair chance that you would be able to work out the identity of the real culprit so when the denouement comes it won't catch you entirely by surprise.

But as you walk out of the film you start wondering at the stupidity of the killer. What was the need for him to give his game away by starting the blackmail process in the first instance? An otherwise extremely well made film suddenly falls flat on its face. You are angry at having your credulity stretched and intelligence insulted by a story without foundation.

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