The Absent One
Denmark, 2014. A former police officer asks Carl Mørck, head of Department Q, to find out who brutally killed his young twins in 1994. Although a local inhabitant confessed and was convicted of murder, Carl and his partner Assad soon realize that there is something in the case resolution that is terribly wrong.
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6 films
Cast
46 people
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Carl Mørck
Known for
Angels & Demons
Riders of Justice
Fares Fares
Hafez el-Assad
Known for
Chernobyl
Westworld
Pilou Asbæk
Ditlev Pram
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Game of Thrones
David Dencik
Ulrik Dybbøl
Known for
Chernobyl
The Chestnut Man
Danica Ćurčić
Kirsten Marie 'Kimmie' Lassen
Known for
The Mist
The Chestnut Man
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Kimmie som ung
Known for
Dune: Prophecy
Knightfall
Johanne Louise Schmidt
Rose Knudsen
Known for
Borgen - Power & Glory
Small Town Killers
Marco Ilsø
Ditlev som ung
Known for
Vikings
The Model
Beate Bille
Thelma
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
Daisy Diamond
Peter Christoffersen
Alberg
Known for
Raised by Wolves
The Chestnut Man
Søren Pilmark
Marcus Jacobsen
Known for
Vikings: Valhalla
Downsizing
Michael Brostrup
Børge Bak
Known for
Enforcement
April 9th
Mikkel Nørgaard Director · Nikolaj Arcel Screenplay Rasmus Heisterberg Screenplay
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $5.8M · United States release June 17, 2016
Box office
Budget
$5,800,000
Worldwide gross
$11,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Zentropa International Sweden
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
Film i Väst
Production
TV 2
Production
ZDF
Production
TV4
Production
TrustNordisk
Production
Denmark · Germany · Norway · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Fasandræberne
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · French · Turkish
Release dates
United States · September 18, 2014
Premiere · Austin Fantastic Fest
Denmark · October 2, 2014
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 2016
Limited theatrical
Czechia
May 14, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 20, 2015 · Physical
France
March 28, 2015 · Premiere · Beaune International Thriller Film Festival
April 8, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
September 26, 2014 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
January 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 6, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
November 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
June 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 5, 2016 · TV
United Kingdom
April 8, 2016 · Theatrical
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