The Guardian Angel

A slow, unsettling plunge into post-war Copenhagen and the murky power of suggestion, where a detective's certainty erodes as the mind games close in.

Directed by

Arto Halonen

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Starring

Pilou Asbæk, Josh Lucas, Rade Šerbedžija

Tagline

Who controls your mind?

Overview

Copenhagen, Denmark, 1951. Criminal investigator Anders Olsen follows the case of a bank robber who eyewitnesses say appears to have been acting under some kind of trance.

How it feels

Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, deception, power, guilt

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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