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Copenhagen, 2018. A frightening discovery is made in an old apartment. The subsequent investigation of Department Q leads them to an infamous institution for girls that was suddenly closed in the early sixties.


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.

Alex Høgh Andersen
Otto Himmelstrup

Mathilde Arcel Fock
Camilla

Nicolaj Kopernikus
PR

Mille Lehfeldt
Nete Schwartz

Lars Ranthe
Skov Nielsen

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
Lise Faber

Kristian Halken
Ole Hansen

Flemming Enevold
Valdemar Mensen

Niels Hausgaard
Esbjergs borgmester

Peter Flyvholm
Thorleif
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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