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Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder

20257.22h 5m

Overview

Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

Directed by Christoffer Boe
Written by Christoffer Boe, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen, Jacob Jonia
Produced by Thomas Heinesen
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5M0

Top Cast

Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen

Otto Himmelstrup

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Camilla

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Nicolaj Kopernikus

PR

Mille Lehfeldt

Mille Lehfeldt

Nete Schwartz

Lars Ranthe

Lars Ranthe

Skov Nielsen

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Lise Faber

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Ole Hansen

Flemming Enevold

Flemming Enevold

Valdemar Mensen

Niels Hausgaard

Niels Hausgaard

Esbjergs borgmester

Peter Flyvholm

Peter Flyvholm

Thorleif

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Themes & Keywords

firedenmarkkillertask forcenostalgicburningcold blooded killerforbidden sexualitymurder huntcrimequeer sexuality

About Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder is a crime, drama, history film released in 2025 exploring themes of fire, denmark, killer, task force, nostalgic, burning. Directed by Christoffer Boe, it stars Alex Høgh Andersen, Mathilde Arcel Fock, Nicolaj Kopernikus. Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

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