TV series

The Executioner
2013 · 1 season
A somber, morally complex drama that weighs justice against love, with a heavy emotional toll.
- Created by
- Frode Højer Pedersen
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Morten Hauch-Fausbøll, Carsten Bjørnlund, Laura Bach
- Overview
- UN human rights lawyer Morten Topsøe is sent to Cambodia to catch war criminals. He falls in love with a woman who, at the age of 15, was an executioner during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror. Ultimately, Topsøe finds himself torn between the fight for justice and the protection of his loved one.
- How it feels
- Dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, guilt, morality, love
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Frode Højer Pedersen
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Morten Hauch-Fausbøll, Carsten Bjørnlund, Laura Bach






