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The Absent One (2014)
Director: Mikkel Nørgaard
Cast: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Pilou Asbæk, David Dencik
Runtime116 min
Rating18
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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.
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The Absent One, a 2014 Danish thriller directed by Mikkel Nørgaard, has received generally positive reviews from critics. The film follows a former police officer who asks the head of Department Q to reinvestigate a brutal double murder from 1994, leading to the discovery that the case may not have been resolved correctly. The film has an IMDb rating of 7.1 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 80%, indicating favorable audience reception.
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For fans of Scandinavian thrillers, 'The Absent One' directed by Mikkel Nørgaard in 2014 offers a gripping, complex mystery centered around a shocking double murder. With a talented cast including Nikolaj Lie Kaas, the film blends taut suspense with deeper themes of justice and redemption, creating a distinctive cinematic experience.
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The Absent One, also known as Department Q: The Absent One, is a 2014 Danish crime mystery film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's novel of the same name. It is the second film in the Department Q series following the 2013 film The Keeper of Lost Causes, and preceding the 2016 film A Conspiracy of Faith.
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