The Idealist
6.9
“He revealed the lie, so we could know the truth”
A whistle blower attempts to reveal the secret behind a nuclear disaster that occurred during the height of the Cold War.
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Peter Plaugborg
Poul Brink
Known for
The Keeper of Lost Causes
The Shamer's Daughter
Marijana Jankovic
Sekretær Hahnemann
Søren Malling
Marius Schmidt
Known for
The Killing
Borgen
Arly Jover
Estibaliz
Known for
Blade
In the Lost Lands
Thomas Bo Larsen
Carl
Known for
The Hunt
Another Round
Henrik Birch
Ole Damgaard
Known for
The Investigation
The Killing
Nikolaj Cederholm
Læge Pontoppidan
Also in
The Legacy
Truth About Men
Jesper Hyldegaard
Lars Krogsgård
Known for
The Bridge
Nightwatch
Claus Bue
Per Strandgaard Jensen
Known for
The Danish Girl
1864
Kristoffer Fabricius
Journalist Ib
Known for
Rita
The Ringmaster
Anne-Vibeke Mogensen
Radioreceptionist
Also in
Kaj Munk
Strisser på Samsø
Christian Lund
Radiotekniker
Christina Rosendahl Director · Birgitte Stærmose Writer Simon Pasternak Writer
Director Writer
Christina Rosendahl
Writer
Birgitte Stærmose
Writer
Simon Pasternak
Composer
Jonas Struck
Cinematographer
Laust Trier-Mørk
Editor
Molly Malene Stensgaard
Editor
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Editor
Olivier Bugge Coutté
Production designer
M. Wan Sputnick
Production designer
Nikolaj Danielsen
Costume designer
Louize Nissen
Budget $2.9M · First release April 9, 2015 · Produced in Denmark
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Budget
$2,907,868
Production
Toolbox Film
Production
Rosendahl Film
Production
Cinevita Film Company
Production
Denmark
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Original title
Idealisten
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English
Release dates
Denmark · April 9, 2015
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 2, 2016 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
Norway
May 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 9, 2015 · Physical
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