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Elvira

2022–2023 · 1 season

A slow-burning Nordic crime drama that feels tense and melancholic, drawing you into a gritty world of secrets and moral ambiguity.

Created by
Heidi Maria Faisst, Lærke Sanderhoff
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Sara Klein Larsen, Peter Plaugborg, Anton Hjejle
Overview
Elvira's unambitious job is to answer the phone at a brothel owned by her childhood friend and policeman, Køster. However, when a prostitute goes missing, Elvira feels an urge to investigate, which leads to dramatic consequences.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Heidi Maria Faisst, Lærke Sanderhoff
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Sara Klein Larsen, Peter Plaugborg, Anton Hjejle
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • mystery
  • isolation
  • corruption
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Heidi Maria Faisst, Lærke Sanderhoff
Written by
Lærke Sanderhoff, Søren Felbo, Laurids Nørgaard, Mathilde Dahl
Starring
Sara Klein Larsen, Peter Plaugborg, Anton Hjejle, Morten Brovn Jørgensen, Bodil Jørgensen, Peter Zandersen, Anders Mossling, Oliver Ye Lu
Music
Nana Jacobi
Cinematography
Jonas Berlin, David Bauer Lønstrup
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Viaplay
Country
Denmark
Languages
Danish, English, Mandarin, Serbian, Swedish

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