
Face to Face(2019)
Bjørn investigates the killing of his daughter. People around him believe she might have committed suicide, but he doesn't accept that. Both the stakes and the suspense rise relentlessly as Bjørn inches closer to the truth.


The equally important and heartbreaking story of eight strangers whose lives and fates intertwine after a tragic terrorist attack shocks Copenhagen.

Katinka Lærke Petersen
Ginger

Karen-Lise Mynster
Elisabeth Hoffmann

Jacob Lohmann
Morten Dalsgård

Malin Crépin
Lisa

Arian Kashef
Jamal

Viola Martinsen
Marie

Peter Christoffersen
Nikolaj

Filippa Suenson
Louise Petersen

Elias Budde Christensen
Albert Dalsgård

Hadi Ka-Koush
Farshad
When the Dust Settles is a drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of terrorist attack, nordic noir. Created by Ida Maria Rydén, it stars Katinka Lærke Petersen, Karen-Lise Mynster, Jacob Lohmann. The equally important and heartbreaking story of eight strangers whose lives and fates intertwine after a tragic terrorist attack shocks Copenhagen.
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