Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes
2013 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 7.0 · 67% critics
A troubled detective is reassigned to a basement cold-case unit and, with a new partner, reopens the years-old disappearance of a prominent public figure who vanished during a ferry trip. As they dig into overlooked clues and reluctant witnesses, the search grows darker, more urgent, and increasingly unsettling.
Based on The Keeper of Lost Causes
Also known as The Woman in the Cage · Department Q 1: The Keeper of Lost Causes
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Details
- Original title
- Kvinden i buret
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-10-03
- Language
- Danish
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (833 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dark, gripping Scandinavian-style police mystery with a brooding lead and steady suspense, similar to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Not for you if subtitles, bleak tone, or sadistic threats are dealbreakers.
Pros: gripping cold-case mystery; strong lead chemistry; dark, tense mood | Cons: familiar genre beats; some implausible plot turns; disturbing sadistic moments
Themes
- based on novel or book
- denmark
- sweden
- disappearance
- co-workers relationship
- female politician
- mentally handicapped man
- nordic noir
- cold case
- brother sister relationship
- afdeling q
Awards & recognition
- Svend Award · 2014
Cast & crew
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
as Carl Mørck
Fares Fares
as Hafez el-Assad
Sonja Richter
as Merete Lynggaard
Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
as Uffe Lynggaard
Søren Pilmark
as Marcus Jacobsen
Peter Plaugborg
as 'Lasse'
Per Scheel Krüger
as Anker
Troels Lyby
as Hardy
Øyvind Fabricius Holm
as Død mand
Divya Das
as Nyhedsvært
Directed by Mikkel Nørgaard