Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes

Name: Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: June 17, 2016
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 62

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: June 17, 2016 | Not Rated

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 aBased 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-ranking female politician (Sonja Richter) who supposedly committed suicide but whose body was never recovered—a mystery that plunges the investigators into a dark and disturbing conspiracy. A nonstop series of ingenious twists and shocking surprises keep the suspense simmering in this stylish thriller. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Mikkel Nørgaard

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Boyd van Hoeij

Jun 15, 2016

Another effective, great-looking and well-acted Scandinavian crime film based on a bestselling novel. Read full review

Ken Jaworowski

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. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jun 23, 2016

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

Empire Angie Errigo

Jun 15, 2016

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

Jay Weissberg

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. Read full review

Ben Nicholson

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. Read full review

Time Out London Trevor Johnston

Jun 15, 2016

Never less than professional, rarely more than functional. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Sep 7, 2017

This Danish film is the adaptation of the bestseller of the same title, a crime thriller and there is no debate for a well-made thriller, and hisdirector Mikkel Norgaard delivers a film that while totally predictable, is deftly made in the genre that plays.

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