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Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder

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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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Budget

$6500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Danish

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

25 August 2025

Country

Denmark

Cast

Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen

Otto Himmelstrup

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Mathilde Arcel Fock

Camilla

Nicolaj Kopernikus

Nicolaj Kopernikus

PR

Mille Lehfeldt

Mille Lehfeldt

Nete Schwartz

Lars Ranthe

Lars Ranthe

Skov Nielsen

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Katrine Greis-Rosenthal

Lise Faber

Kristian Halken

Kristian Halken

Ole Hansen

Flemming Enevold

Flemming Enevold

Valdemar Mensen

Niels Hausgaard

Niels Hausgaard

Esbjergs borgmester

Peter Flyvholm

Peter Flyvholm

Thorleif

Emil Hyldeborg

Emil Hyldeborg

Kaj Fisk

Clara Rugaard

Clara Rugaard

Nynne

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

Christian

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