The Absent One

A grim, brooding Nordic cold-case procedural that slowly tightens around buried privilege and old cruelty, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by

Mikkel Nørgaard

Genres

Thriller

Starring

Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk

Overview

Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Crime, class, justice, trauma

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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