The Absent One (2014 film)

The Absent One
Film poster
Fasandræberne
Directed by	Mikkel Nørgaard
Produced by	Peter Aalbæk Jensen Louise Vesth
Screenplay by	Nikolaj Arcel Rasmus Heisterberg
Based on	The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Starring	Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Pilou Asbæk David Dencik Danica Curcic
Music by	Patrik Andren Uno Helmersson Johan Soderqvist
Cinematography	Eric Kress
Edited by	Morten Egholm Frederik Strunk
Production companies	Det Danske Filminstitut Eurimages Film Väst TV2 Danmark Zentropa Entertainments
Distributed by	Nordisk Film Distribution (Denmark) Wild Bunch (France) NFP Marketing & Distribution (Germany)
Release dates	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) (Austin Fantastic Fest) 2 October 2014 (2014-10-02) (Denmark)
Running time	120 minutes^[1]
Country	Denmark France Germany
Language	Danish French
Budget	€5.2 million

The Absent One (Danish: Fasandræberne) is a 2014 Danish crime mystery film directed by Mikkel Nørgaard and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel and Rasmus Heisterberg, based on Jussi Adler-Olsen's novel of the same name. It is the second film in the Department Q series following the 2013 film The Keeper of Lost Causes, and preceding the 2016 film A Conspiracy of Faith (original Danish title Flaskepost fra P).

Plot

The story centers around the murder of twins in 1994, one of whom was also raped. At first not wanting to get involved in the case Mørck changes his mind after their father commits suicide after approaching him one night and leaving behind a box of old information he has been collecting for years. Dept Q's investigation leads away from the then young man originally convicted and towards a group of then young students from a nearby boarding school.

Cast

Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Carl Mørck
Fares Fares as Assad
Pilou Asbæk as Ditlev Pram
- Marco Ilsø as young Ditlev
David Dencik as Ulrik Dybbøl
- Philip Stilling as young Ulrik
Danica Curcic as Kimmie
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as young Kimmie
Johanne Louise Schmidt as Rose
Beate Bille as Thelma
Peter Christoffersen as Alberg
Søren Pilmark as Marcus Jacobsen
Michael Brostrup as Børge Bak
Morton Kirkskov as Lars Bjørn
Kristian Høgh Jeppesen as Bjarne Thøgersen
- Adam Ild Rohweder as young Bjarne

Release

When it was released in Oct 2014 it was Denmark’s highest-grossing opening week for a local film ever.^[2]

Reception

Fares Fares who plays Assad received the "Danish Oscar" for his performance as Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 32nd Robert Awards and the film received the Audience Award.

References

↑ "The Absent One (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
↑ Keslassy, Elsa (6 October 2014). "'The Absent One' Breaks Danish B.O. Records".

External links

The Absent One at the Internet Movie Database

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