Police inspector Carl Mørck is put in charge of a department of cold cases, joined only by his assistant, Assad. They dig into a case about a disappeared woman.
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Mikkel Nørgaard
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3 wins & 21 nominations.
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Cast
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| Nikolaj Lie Kaas | ... | Carl Mørck | |
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Per Scheel Krüger | ... | Anker |
| Troels Lyby | ... | Hardy Henningsen | |
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Øyvind B. Fabricius Holm | ... | Død mand |
| Søren Pilmark | ... | Marcus Jacobsen | |
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Divya Das | ... | Nyhedsvært |
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Anne Bærskog Hauger | ... | Viggas Rasmussen (voice) (as Anne Hauger) |
| Fares Fares | ... | Assad | |
| Sonja Richter | ... | Merete Lynggaard | |
| Rasmus Botoft | ... | Tage Baggesen | |
| Patricia Schumann | ... | Søs Norup | |
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Marie Mondrup | ... | Helle Andersen |
| Mikkel Boe Følsgaard | ... | Uffe Lynggaard | |
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Kenneth Carmohn | ... | Mand på færge |
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Michael Brostrup | ... | Børge Bak |
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Chief detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad become involved in a five-year-old case concerning the mystery of politician Merete Lynggaard's disappearance - a journey that takes them deep into the undercurrent of abuse and malice that lurks beneath the polished surface of Scandinavia. Written by Zentropa Productions
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missing person | copenhagen denmark | hyperbaric chamber | walking in on sex | woman on top |Taglines:
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Written by Nicholas Westwood Kidd (as Kidd) and Eloq (as Eloq)
Performed by Nicholas Westwood Kidd (as Kidd)
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Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares both signed a four-picture contract, matching the number of Department Q novels that had been published at the time of filming. See more »Goofs
The main villain, Lars, is sent to the orphanage in 1991. Before this he set in the care of foster parents. In the living room these foster parents there is a combination VHS-DVD machine, which did not appear at least 15 years later. See more »Soundtracks
5 Om MorgenenWritten by Nicholas Westwood Kidd (as Kidd) and Eloq (as Eloq)
Performed by Nicholas Westwood Kidd (as Kidd)
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Release Date:
17 June 2016 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes See more »Filming Locations:
Bredeneek, Rastorf, Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyEdit
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EUR5,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Slow moving detective movie but I like it like that.No excessive reading of words in another language because the film speaks for itself. The director has created a very entertaining atmosphere. You develop a feel for the investigation. The editing is tight. Nothing is wasted. The homicide detective gets demoted to cold case files. He picks up one that speaks to him. A suicide that after digging does not come close to a suicide and no body. Going deeper in, nothing is easy or as it seems. As you move along the story unfolds in tidbits and gets darker and darker. Man sinks about as low as a human twisted can go. I don't want to give away any of the ending but with lackluster uncommon in Hollywood style movie making it's riveting. I enjoyed this gem immensely.