

Special Unit - The First Murder
2025-08-25 · 125 min · ★ 7.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Christoffer Boe
- Production companies
- Nordisk Film, Lava Films, Det Danske Filminstitut
- Countries
- Denmark, Poland
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,500,000
Top Cast
Alex Høgh AndersenOtto Himmelstrup
Mathilde ArcelCamilla
Nicolaj KopernikusPR
Katrine Greis-RosenthalLise Faber
Ask BerntsenTom Faber
Kristian HalkenOle Hansen
Mille LehfeldtNete Schwartz
Lars RantheSkov Nielsen
Flemming EnevoldValdemar Mensen
Emil HyldeborgKaj Fisk
Clara RugaardNynne Bach
Lucas Lynggaard TønnesenChristian Rosenfelt
Frederik Winther RasmussenMax Castenskiold
Thomas KirkHotelmanager
Niels HausgaardBorgmester
Sofia Nolsøe MikkelsenOttos mor
Victor MarcussenStrandhotel ansat
Mette KoldingInge
Peter FlyvholmThorleif
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