CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 2h 5m
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.

Directed byChristoffer Boe

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
DA
Released
August 25, 2025
Budget
$6,500,000
Studios
Nordisk FilmLava FilmsDet Danske Filminstitut

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alex Høgh Andersen

Alex Høgh Andersen

Otto Himmelstrup

Mathilde Arcel

Mathilde Arcel

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

Creative team
Directed by
Christoffer Boe
Christoffer Boe
Written by
Christoffer Boe
Christoffer Boe
Lasse Kyed Rasmussen
Lasse Kyed Rasmussen
Produced by
Thomas Heinesen
Thomas Heinesen

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