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The Keeper of Lost Causes

2013 · 93 min

A brooding, methodical cold-case procedural that tightens like a vice, balancing grim captivity with dogged detective work.

Directed by
Mikkel Nørgaard
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter
Tagline
Nothing is forgotten forever
Overview
Denmark, 2013. Police officers Carl Mørck and Hafez el-Assad, sole members of Department Q, which is focused on closing cold cases, investigate the disappearance of politician Merete Lynggaard, vanished when she and her brother were traveling aboard a ferry five years ago.

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Directed by
Mikkel Nørgaard
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Sonja Richter
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • isolation
  • justice
  • guilt
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, mystery, crime
Directed by
Mikkel Nørgaard
Written by
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Nikolaj Arcel
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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