The Candidate
6.2
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.
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Cast
27 people
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jonas Bechmann
Known for
Angels & Demons
The Keeper of Lost Causes
Marijana Jankovic
Kathrine Malling
Ulf Pilgaard
Martin Schiller
Known for
Nightwatch
Help! I'm a Fish
Laura Christensen
Louise
Known for
The Investigation
The Kingdom
Tuva Novotny
Camilla
Known for
Annihilation
The Abyss
David Dencik
Michael
Known for
Chernobyl
The Chestnut Man
Kim Bodnia
Claes Kiehlert
Known for
The Witcher
Killing Eve
Henning Jensen
Peter Bechmann
Known for
The Kingdom
When the Dust Settles
Jesper Langberg
Jørgen Hammel
Known for
The Olsen Gang's Big Score
King's Game
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Sarah
Known for
Automata
Borgen
Henning Valin Jakobsen
Afpresser 1
Known for
The Last Kingdom
The Investigation
Claus Riis Østergaard
Afpresser 2
Known for
Flame & Citron
Hacker
Kasper Barfoed Director · Stefan Jaworski Writer Jeppe Kaas Composer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · First release August 29, 2008 · Produced in Denmark
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,785,030
Production
Miso Film
Production
Denmark
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kandidaten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish
Release dates
Denmark · August 29, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 15, 2013 · Physical
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