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.
Release: 2025
Rating: 8.6
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Duration: 125 min
Country: Denmark
Production: Nordisk Film, Lava Films, Det Danske Filminstitut
Alex Høgh Andersen
as Otto Himmelstrup
Mathilde Arcel Fock
as Camilla
Nicolaj Kopernikus
as PR
Mille Lehfeldt
as Nete Schwartz
Lars Ranthe
as Skov Nielsen
Katrine Greis-Rosenthal
as Lise Faber