Special Unit: The First Murder
Rejseholdet - det første mord
2025, Film, 127 min, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Danish, Denmark, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Christoffer Boe
Cast
- Alex Høgh Andersen as Otto Himmelstrup
- Mathilde Arcel as Camilla Holdt
- Nicolaj Kopernikus as PR
- Katrine Greis-Rosenthal as Lise Faber
- Ask Berntsen as Tom Faber
- Kristian Halken as Ole Hansen
- Lars Ranthe as Skov Nielsen
- Emil Hyldeborg as Kaj Fisk
- Clara Rugaard as Nynne Bach
- Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Christian Rosenfelt
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