Special Unit - The First Murder
2025
⏱️ 125 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 DA
CrimeDramaHistory
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.
Cast
Crew
Director
Christoffer Boe
Writer
Christoffer Boe, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen
Producer
Thomas Heinesen
Production
Nordisk Film, Lava Films, Det Danske Filminstitut
Keywords
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