After a fatal mistake in a police action, Carl (Nikolaj Lie Kaas), a down-on-his-luck and sad inspector, is relegated to a new unsolved case department. There the detective will see the opportunity to wash her image when the case of Merette Lyngaard comes into his hands, a young politician who disappeared during a trip and the police declared her to have committed suicide, something that Carl did not believe was so clear. Accompanied only by Assad's faithful assistant, they begin the twisted investigation. Thus, chief detective Carl Mørck and Assad's Muslim assistant (Fares Fares) become involved in a five-year-old case related to the mystery of the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard (Sonja Richter). They investigate a cold case involving a missing woman until they discover some incredible clues. This film is about the dark side of life. What happens if you can't let go of the past, if it eats you up inside?. Nothing is forgotten forever!. Based on the best-selling novel of First Department Q!. From the Screenwriter of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'!. Your last chance at him is the lost causes department!. A missing politician, a reopened case!
Police thriller in the purest Nordic style with strong suspense, emotion, plot twists and action enough, concerning a relentless search that takes them deep into the undercurrent of abuse, vengeance and malice that hides beneath the surface of the prosperous Scandinavia. This film adapts a successful novel, the first and best-selling book written by Jussi Adler-Olsen, to the big screen. This police thriller is well directed and has a script by Nikolaj Arcel, who had written the storyline for the film adaptation of the first installment of Milennium, another of the most important Nordic sagas in history. Director Norgaard does it European way, showing clarity in the cinematographic approach within the story. Well starred by Nikolaj Lie Kaas as the brave and surly police inspector Carl Morck and Fares Fares as the faithful Islamist assistant Assad, both of them give magnificent interpretations .
In the words of director Mikkel Norgaard: "This film is about the dark side of life. What happens if you can't let go of the past, if it eats you up inside?. But, more deeply, it's about how we cope with the terrible events that affect our lives and our ability to move forward or not. It explores our fear, our guilt, our shame and the way to overcome them" . As for the technical part, Norgaard explains: "in Denmark, the Dogme 95 movement (a film movement started in 1995 by Lars Von Trier and Thomas Winterberg) has had a great influence on our way of telling history, promoting a realistic expression almost of the documentary style. In this film I want to control the images since they are the most powerful tool to create a cinematic universe. I want to guide the audience through the darkest dimensions of history and back to the light, all thanks to camera, sound and music. But I want to do it in a European style , to show clarity in the cinematographic approach within the story". And including a mysterious musical score from Patrik Andrén, Uno Helmersson, Johan Söderq and a dark, sinister photography by cameraman Eric Kress. The film was competently directed by Mikkel Norgaard, who uses a terrifying story as a mirror of our own lives.
The great protagonists Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares signed a four-film deal, matching the number of Department Q novels written by Jussi Adler-Olsen that had been published at the time of filming. The saga is as follows: ¨Kvinden i buret¨ or ¨The Guardian of Lost Causes¨ (2013) by Mikkel Nørgaard with Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter. ¨Fasandreperne¨ or ¨Pheasant Killers¨ (2014) by Mikkel Norgaard with Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk. ¨Flaskepost fra P¨ or ¨A Conspiracy of Faith¨ (2016) by Hans Petter with Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pål Sverre Hagen, Amanda Collin. ¨Diario 64¨ or ¨The Purity of Revenge¨ (2018) by Christoffer Boe with Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Søren Pilmark. And ¨Marco effekten¨ or "The marco effect¨ (2021) by Martin Zandvliet with Ulrich Thomsen as Carl Mørck and Zaki Youssef as Assad.
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