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The Idealist

The Idealist

He revealed the lie, so we could know the truth

20157.21h 54m

Overview

A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.

Directed by Christina Rosendahl
Written by Simon Pasternak, Birgitte Stærmose, Christina Rosendahl
Produced by Jonas Frederiksen, Signe Leick Jensen, Ane Mandrup
Box OfficeBudget: $2.9M0

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Top Cast

Peter Plaugborg

Peter Plaugborg

Poul Brink

Søren Malling

Søren Malling

Marius Schmidt

Arly Jover

Arly Jover

Estibaliz

Thomas Bo Larsen

Thomas Bo Larsen

Carl

Henrik Birch

Henrik Birch

Ole Damgaard

Nikolaj Cederholm

Nikolaj Cederholm

Læge Pontoppidan

Jesper Hyldegaard

Jesper Hyldegaard

Lars Krogsgård

Claus Bue

Claus Bue

Per Strandgaard Jensen

Kristoffer Fabricius

Kristoffer Fabricius

Journalist Ib

Anne-Vibeke Mogensen

Anne-Vibeke Mogensen

Radioreceptionist

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journalistcold warhydrogen bombbased on true storygreenlandthule base

About The Idealist

The Idealist is a thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of journalist, cold war, hydrogen bomb, based on true story, greenland, thule base. Directed by Christina Rosendahl, it stars Peter Plaugborg, Søren Malling, Arly Jover. A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.

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