Special Unit - The First Murder
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Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Soon, Otto finds himself not only battling powerful enemies but also confronting his own dark side in his quest to solve the case.
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Cast
27 people
Alex Høgh Andersen
Otto Himmelstrup
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Mathilde Arcel
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Lise Faber
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Tom Faber
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Kristian Halken
Ole Hansen
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Nete Schwartz
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Lars Ranthe
Skov Nielsen
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Flemming Enevold
Valdemar Mensen
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ID:A
Emil Hyldeborg
Kaj Fisk
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Clara Rugaard
Nynne Bach
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Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
Christian Rosenfelt
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Christoffer Boe Director · Lasse Kyed Rasmussen Writer Jacob Jonia Author
Budget $6.5M · First release August 25, 2025 · Produced in Denmark, Poland
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Budget
$6,500,000
Production
Nordisk Film
Production
Lava Films
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
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Denmark · Poland
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Languages
Original title
Rejseholdet: Det Første Mord
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English
Release dates
Denmark · August 25, 2025
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
August 27, 2025 · Premiere
September 4, 2025 · Theatrical
November 18, 2025 · Digital
Spain
November 18, 2025 · Digital
Ukraine
October 8, 2026 · Theatrical
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