Special Unit - The First Murder (2025)
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.
Director: Christoffer Boe
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Alex Høgh Andersen as Otto Himmelstrup |
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Mathilde Arcel Fock as Camilla |
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Nicolaj Kopernikus as PR |
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Katrine Greis-Rosenthal as Lise Faber |
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Ask Berntsen as Tom Faber |
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Kristian Halken as Ole Hansen |
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Mille Lehfeldt as Nete Schwartz |
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Lars Ranthe as Skov Nielsen |
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Flemming Enevold as Valdemar Mensen |
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Emil Hyldeborg as Kaj Fisk |
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Clara Rugaard as Nynne Bach |
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Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Christian Rosenfelt |
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Frederik Winther Rasmussen as Max Castenskiold |
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Thomas Kirk as Hotelmanager |
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Niels Hausgaard as Borgmester |
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Sofia Nolsøe Mikkelsen as Ottos mor |
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Victor Marcussen as Strandhotel ansat |
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Mette Kolding as Inge |
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Peter Flyvholm as Thorleif |
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Hans Henrik Clemensen as Doktor |
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Jeppe Kaas as Doktor Villumsen |
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Kasper Leisner as Ulrik Brøns |
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Mathilde Eusebius as Telefondame |
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Marianne Høgsbro as Avissekretær |
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Maria Rich as Viggos mor |
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Oliver Due as Tjener |
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Søren Sætter-Lassen as Radiostemme (voice) |
| Directing | Christoffer Boe | Director |
| Writing | Christoffer Boe | Writer |
| Writing | Lasse Kyed Rasmussen | Writer |
| Writing | Jacob Jonia | Novel |
| Editing | Janus Billeskov Jansen | Editor |
| Editing | My Thordal | Editor |
| Production | Thomas Heinesen | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Fudala | Costume Designer |
| Production | Deborah Bayer Marlow | Line Producer |
| Camera | Lasse Frank Johannessen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lasse Frank Johannessen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Nikolaj Danielsen | Production Design |
| Art | Agata Trojak | Production Design |
| Sound | Morten Green | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Oskar Skriver | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jon Ekstrand | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Henrik Steen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Rie Hedegaard | Casting |
| Production | Rie Hedegaard | Casting Director |
| Visual Effects | Jeppe Bingestam | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Signe Baasch | Post Producer |
| Production | Maria-Louise Westring Madsen | Post Producer |
| Production | Agnieszka Wasiak | Co-Producer |
| Production | Katrine Vogelsang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mariusz Włodarski | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Peter Hingebjerg | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ewa Marciniak | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Gniewko Falana | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jakub Januszewski | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michał Piałucha | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jakob Korsholm Borum | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karina Skovgaard | Continuity |
| Production | Anna Lomholt Madsen | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Alicja Jagodzińska-Kałkus | Production Manager |
| Production | Tone Anker Nielsen | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Christoffer Rømer | Gaffer |
| Camera | Michael Tøt | Grip |
| Camera | Jeppe Lassen | Grip |