The Candidate (2008)
Jonas Bechmann, a defense attorney, is a man of the system. Until the day he himself is accused of murder. Taking matters into his own hands, he throws himself into the hunt for a group of blackmailers who threaten to expose him as the killer. But nothing is what it appears to be, and the blackmail links back to his father's death under mysterious circumstances a year and a half earlier.
Director: Kasper Barfoed
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Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jonas Bechmann |
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Ulf Pilgaard as Martin Schiller |
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Laura Christensen as Louise |
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Tuva Novotny as Camilla |
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David Dencik as Michael |
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Kim Bodnia as Claes Kiehlert |
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Henning Jensen as Peter Bechmann |
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Jesper Langberg as Jørgen Hammel |
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Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Sarah |
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Henning Valin Jakobsen as Afpresser 1 |
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Claus Riis Østergaard as Afpresser 2 |
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Peter Plaugborg as Den Tynde Mand |
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Henrik Prip as Henrik Linde |
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Marijana Janković as Kathrine Malling |
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Iben Dorner as Schillers assistent |
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Jacob Lohmann as Færdselsbetjent |
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Camille Rommedahl as Schillers receptionist |
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Per Scheel Krüger as TV-journalist |
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Christian Mortensen as Tjener |
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Anna Eline Levin as Freya |
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Ditte Hoffman Lessner as Marius' mor |
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Marius S. Strands as Marius |
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Stanislav Sevcik as Mathias Böttker |
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David Rousing as Jimmy Lessner |
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Ann Hjort as Eva Schiller |
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Christoffer Boe as Mand foran Resturant |
| Directing | Kasper Barfoed | Director |
| Writing | Stefan Jaworski | Writer |
| Production | Anja Philip | Casting |
| Sound | Morten Degnbol | Sound |
| Sound | Nino Jacobsen | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Hauberg | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Manon Rasmussen | Costume Designer |
| Production | Lene Nielsen | Production Manager |
| Directing | Peter Bækkel | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Nikolaj Danielsen | Production Design |
| Sound | Jeppe Kaas | Music |
| Sound | Jeppe Kaas | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Peter Brandt | Editor |
| Editing | Adam Nielsen | Editor |
| Camera | Manuel Alberto Claro | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Manuel Alberto Claro | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jonas Allen | Producer |
| Production | Peter Bose | Producer |
| Directing | Stine Monty Freddie | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Søren Berthelin | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Katrín Björk Sævarsdóttir | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Knut K. Pedersen | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Malte Udsen | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Rolf Konow | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jimmy Leavens | Key Grip |
| Camera | Mikael Kort Kristensen | Grip |
| Camera | Philip Simon Christensen | Grip |
| Sound | Morten Bak Jensen | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Per Danbo | Gaffer |
| Art | Katja Forup | Graphic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rikke Simonsen | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malene Klitte Handberg | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Stig Günther | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Dennis Albrethsen | Stunts |
| Crew | Jacob Sebastian Malm Carlsen | Stunts |
| Crew | Henrik Lundgaard | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Steen Andersen | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Lasse Spang Olsen | Stunt Driver |
| Production | Louise Janniche | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Balder Skånstrøm-Bo | Production Assistant |
| Production | Louise Kjær Kuscu | Production Assistant |
| Production | Therese van Dijk Jensby | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Rasmus Rise Michaelsen | Location Manager |
| Directing | Arn Lou | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Mads Thomsen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rasmus Videbæk | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Lasse Frank Johannessen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jimmy Leavens | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Peter Topsøe-Jensen | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jesper Find | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Linda Laage | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Charlotte Buch | Post-Production Manager |
| Writing | Simon Bang | Storyboard |