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The Absent One

The Absent One

20147.01h 56m

Overview

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard
Written by Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel, Jussi Adler-Olsen
Produced by Louise Vesth, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Jonas Bagger
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8MRevenue: $11.5M

Top Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Carl Mørck

Fares Fares

Fares Fares

Hafez el-Assad

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Ditlev Pram

David Dencik

David Dencik

Ulrik Dybbøl

Danica Ćurčić

Danica Ćurčić

Kirsten Marie 'Kimmie' Lassen

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Kimmie som ung

Johanne Louise Schmidt

Johanne Louise Schmidt

Rose Knudsen

Marco Ilsø

Marco Ilsø

Ditlev som ung

Beate Bille

Beate Bille

Thelma

Peter Christoffersen

Peter Christoffersen

Alberg

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookdenmarkboarding schoolco-workers relationshipnordic noirhunting partycold caseafdeling qtraumatized woman

About The Absent One

The Absent One is a thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on novel or book, denmark, boarding school, co-workers relationship, nordic noir, hunting party. Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, it stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk. Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

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