Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (2016)

Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.

Director:

Hans Petter Moland

Writers:

Nikolaj Arcel, Jussi Adler-Olsen (novel)

Stars:

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Carl Mørck
Fares Fares	...	Assad
Pål Sverre Hagen	...	Johannes
Jacob Lohmann	...	Elias (as Jakob Ulrik Lohmann)
Amanda Collin	...	Rakel
Johanne Louise Schmidt	...	Rose Knudsen
Jakob Oftebro	...	Pasgård
Signe Anastassia Mannov	...	Lisa
Søren Pilmark	...	Marcus Jacobsen
Michael Brostrup	...	Børge Bak
Morten Kirkskov	...	Lars Bjørn
Olivia Terpet Gammelgaard	...	Magdalena
Jasper Møller Friis	...	Samuel (as Jasper Friis Møller)
Louis Sylvester Larsen	...	Trygve
Lotte Andersen	...	Mia

Storyline

An old note is found in a bottle in Jutland which has traveled very long across the ocean a long time ago. The note is hard to decipher, but when the Danish investigator from Section Q receives it, the odd personalities within the section find a new angle on it and try to unveil yet another old and diabolic case even though the lead is cold.

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Plot Keywords:

missing child | religion | religious community | interracial friendship | shakey hands | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before filming began, the film was already sold to more than 15 countries.

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Goofs

The Train is a German DB train and not a Danish DSB train. Actually the part with the DB train could be true to reality as some DB trains do extend their trips to Jutland in Denmark e.g. to Fredericia. But nowadays it is not possible to board a DB train at the town of Hadsten which has a quite small station being served by Danish regional trains. There is no connection by German IC Trains to Hadsten.

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Quotes

Carl Mørck: The Lord's Disciples believe Jesus was born in Texas. We're obviously dealing with retards.

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Connections

Follows Department Q: The Absent One (2014)

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Soundtracks

I Got Some
(F. Pontopidan)
Performed by Frank Birch Pontoppidan
(P) STC Studios

User Reviews

Better believe

It might seem that there is a decline in the movies, but this is still rock solid. I can only imagine that the book is even more than that. It has characters from the previous movies (and books of course) and has a case that is pretty strong. You don't have the urgent feeling and the playfulness it had in the previous movies. As dark as they got, you always had something light in them.

That's almost missing entirely here. There's still character moments, but strings and things are being said and left on the sideline without giving them a resolution. It's a shame, but the movie is packed so much, that some things have not the punch they deserved to have and should have had. Still the movie and especially the villain are great. And it's not so much about who it is, but why he is and where and how to find him ...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Denmark Germany Sweden Norway

Language:

Danish Norwegian

Release Date:

17 June 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

DKK39,500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,651,271

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zentropa Entertainments20, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1