Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder

2025•2h 5m•7.2/10

CrimeDramaHistory

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7.2/10(26)

Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.

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Production

Nordisk Film, Lava Films, Det Danske Filminstitut

Language

DA

Status

Released

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Cast

Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen

Otto Himmelstrup

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Camilla

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Nicolaj Kopernikus

PR

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Lise Faber

Ask Berntsen

Ask Berntsen

Tom Faber

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Ole Hansen

Mille Lehfeldt

Mille Lehfeldt

Nete Schwartz

Lars Ranthe

Lars Ranthe

Skov Nielsen

Flemming Enevold

Flemming Enevold

Valdemar Mensen

Emil Hyldeborg

Emil Hyldeborg

Kaj Fisk

Clara Rugaard

Clara Rugaard

Nynne Bach

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Christian Rosenfelt

Frederik Winther Rasmussen

Frederik Winther Rasmussen

Max Castenskiold

Thomas Kirk

Thomas Kirk

Hotelmanager

Niels Hausgaard

Niels Hausgaard

Borgmester

Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen

Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen

Ottos mor

Victor Marcussen

Victor Marcussen

Strandhotel ansat

Mette Kolding

Mette Kolding

Inge

Peter Flyvholm

Peter Flyvholm

Thorleif

Hans Henrik Clemensen

Hans Henrik Clemensen

Doktor

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