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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| 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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Scandinavian detective films is a sign of international quality, especially for those who think that stories can be catchy without constant chases-shootings and without a thin line between law machinery and criminals. Kvinden i buret is a nice and solid example such films, plus talented character actors in leading roles - a Dane Nikolaj Lie Kaas and an Assyrian from Sweden Fares Fares (by the way, speaking tolerable Danish). Multidimensional plot provides additional tensions and you start to ponder who and why, the outcome is logical, although the wrongdoer's person and motives were revealed a bit too early. The film includes several clichés as well (for example, injudicious boss vs. solitary pigheaded detective, bickers between partners), but they are not annoying, enabling to unfold the characters and justify certain deeds.
All in all, a nice film, and first in the line of films (to be) made on the basis of Jussi Adler-Olsen's novels. I am looking forward to see them all.