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2016
Not Rated
Sundance Selects
1 h 36 m

2016
Not Rated
Sundance Selects
1 h 36 m

Summary Based on the international bestseller, the riveting first film in the Department Q series introduces maverick detective Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) who, after majorly botching an assignment, is relegated to reviewing cold cases. With his new partner (Fares Fares), the moody Mørck begins digging into the unsolved disappearance of a high...

Directed By: Mikkel Nørgaard

Written By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, Nikolaj Arcel

2016
Not Rated
Sundance Selects
1 h 36 m

2016
Not Rated
Sundance Selects
1 h 36 m

Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

62

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

6.8

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Summary Based on the international bestseller, the riveting first film in the Department Q series introduces maverick detective Carl Mørck (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) who, after majorly botching an assignment, is relegated to reviewing cold cases. With his new partner (Fares Fares), the moody Mørck begins digging into the unsolved disappearance of a high...

Directed By: Mikkel Nørgaard

Written By: Jussi Adler-Olsen, Nikolaj Arcel

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

50% Positive
4 Reviews

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Los Angeles Times

Jun 23, 2016

Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes is a darkly compelling, skillfully crafted cold case thriller.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jun 16, 2016

The film, directed by Mikkel Norgaard (who’s borrowed a thing or three from David Fincher) and first released in Denmark in 2013, often focuses on research rather than on gunplay, yet somehow it still feels filled with action. That’s a testament to its lead actors.

By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW

Jun 15, 2016

While the plot toys with credibility, director Mikkel Nørgaard ( Borgen ) conjures a squalid atmosphere – the stuff of real nightmares. This is so grimly compelling that even if you want to look away, you won’t be able to.

By James Mottram FULL REVIEW

Jun 15, 2016

Odd-couple chemistry and a dark underbelly keep this Danish noir adaptation compelling.

By Angie Errigo FULL REVIEW

Jun 15, 2016

Norgaard wants to keep viewers guessing the whys and wherefores, but putting two and two together is so easy here that only the narratively challenged will be surprised by the culprit’s motivations.

By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

Time Out London

Jun 15, 2016

Never less than professional, rarely more than functional.

By Trevor Johnston FULL REVIEW

Jun 15, 2016

As an entry into the Scandi police procedural genre, The Keeper of Lost Causes disappoints. As a TV pilot, however, it's serviceable yet unremarkable; the kind of thing that you'd probably give a couple more episodes in the vain hope that things will pick up.

By Ben Nicholson FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

69% Positive
11 Ratings

19% Mixed
3 Ratings

13% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings

69% Positive
11 Ratings

19% Mixed
3 Ratings

13% Negative
2 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Zentropa Entertainments, Film i Väst, Zentropa Entertainments, Zentropa International Sweden

Release Date Jun 17, 2016

Duration 1 h 36 m

Rating Not Rated

Genres

Tagline Intet er glemt for altid (Nothing is forgotten forever) (Danish teaser poster)

Website https://zentropa.dk/kvinden-i-buret/

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Awards

Danish Film Awards (Robert)

• 15 Nominations

Bodil Awards

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

Zulu Awards

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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