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Director: Gustav Möller
Cast: Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Olsen
Police officer Asger Holm, demoted to desk work as an alarm dispatcher, answers a call from a panicked woman who claims to have been kidnapped. Confined to the police station and with the phone as his only tool, Asger races against time to get help and find her.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Guilty (2018) directed by Gustav Möller has been critically acclaimed, with many praising its tense, claustrophobic storytelling and lead actor Jakob Cedergren's powerful performance. The film received several major award nominations, including the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. It has an impressive 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.0/10 score on IMDb, indicating strong audience reception as well.
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Director Gustav Möller's 2018 psychological thriller 'The Guilty' is a gripping, claustrophobic experience that puts the viewer in the shoes of a police officer confined to a desk, relying only on his wits and a phone to try and save a kidnapped woman. The intense performance from lead actor Jakob Cedergren anchors this taut, suspenseful story.
The Guilty is a 2018 Danish crime thriller film written by Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen and directed by Möller in his directorial debut. It premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and was later selected as the Danish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.
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